REMOTE GARDEN UPDATES

Nasturtiums 6/1/217 

I've been out of town a lot for work lately so Jim has been tending the garden in my absence and has been sending me photo updates. He planted some Salvia in the whiskey barrels last week (or two weeks ago?) and they look great.  The first of our nasturtiums (planted by seed) have begun to bloom too.

Blackberries 6/3/2017

Things are growing like crazy with this  warmer weather and especially with the warmer nights.  The blackberries are growing quickly and producing more than we've ever seen this year.  It would be fun to have enough to make jam or cobbler!  It seems like the pruning did them well.  Even the transplants that we thought were dead are starting to take off, finally.

Corn and squash 6/3/2017

Fava Beans 6/3/2017

 This weekend we will both be home and hope to finally harvest the rest of the fava beans and turn over bed number 8.  The entire bed is going a bit wonky.  The chard has bolted and the fava beans are finishing.  The arugula I planted a few weeks ago isn't doing much.  I might try to transplant it so I can turn over this entire bed.

Onions 6/3/2017 

Sugar snap peas 6/3/2017

 The onions and sugar snap beans are doing incredibly well.  This is our first year to be truly successful (we hope) with the onions.   The snap peas are really putting out now.  If the weather stays hot, I think they will finish soon and it will be time to pull them and plant the yard long red beans.

Romaine harvest 6/4 2017

 Jim harvested romaine lettuce this past week as well.  Unfortunately, it looks like his experiment with tying up some heads is not super successful.  The tied up heads may have gotten wet inside as they are not looking great.  The loose leaf heads are doing nicely and we still have plenty to harvest.

Sugar snap pea harvest 6/4/2017

I was home for about an hour in between road trips on Wednesday and got to harvest our first raspberries.  It was fun to bring those down to mom's to share for breakfast.

First raspberries 6/5/2017