In the past few years I have assiduously reported on our developing vegetable garden. This year, shame and nothing doing and too busy with other stuff has kept me from sharing.
These we planted back in October…of 30 garlic cloves planted, 29 are looking fab and the other, well who cares?
BUT, it turns out my lackadaisical approach, followed by periods of intense industry that last about an afternoon, have worked out so far!
tomatoes from saved seeds: Will they be ready in time to plant outdoors?
Maybe it’s that the raised beds make life easier. Maybe we know what we are doing somewhat more. Maybe the crazy cold winter and early spring meant that a late start was all one could do.
baby kale and chard: forgiving and vigourous (and delicious when you put the ones you thin into raw salads
Whatever the reason, the vegetable garden is going WELL and we’ve started harvesting and I might even have Puerto Rican calabaza going this year.
Peas are also very forgiving: plant early whenever and they just go for it!
So…garden pictures. And especially for parents who are trying to garden with their kids, a cool idea for radishes that engages their interest (even if your handwriting sucks). Write their name in radish seeds and watch the early sprouts delight them!
The first few letters looked great. The last few…well it’s N-D-R-O
Looking good! Who woulda thunk it?
Keep your dedos cruzados that this Puerto Rican pumpkin works out…didn’t think it would work, so I don’t have a transplanting location or plan!
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