What’s Growing?

Using a wheel hoe.

5/31/10

We watch the weather calendar to see how many days of sunshine we have and fill the days until dark with plowing, harrowing, planting and sowing. Thousands of little plants like cabbage, celery and onions have been tucked into the rows one by one. Green beans and potatoes are promising bountiful harvests and the lettuce seems to have awakened from its soggy nap to stretch itself in the new sunshine we’re getting these days.

In the large hoop house, or high tunnel, we have tomatoes, lettuce, parsley chives and arugula growing. The A-frame has zucchini and tomatoes growing inside. The cucumber plants are building nice sturdy stalks in a makeshift “Window House” and in outside rows flanked by marigolds and nasturtiums for their protection from the hungry squash beetles.

Outside in the garden rows and patches we have rhubarb, oregano, lavender, mint, heirloom lettuces, Asian leaf greens, mizuna, Swiss chard, baby corn and baby pak choi, spinach, radishes, turnips, beets, carrots, broccoli and cauliflower.

We hope to see zinnias, cosmos, phlox and a variety of wild and other cottage flowers coming up soon.