June at last, June at last!
I just wanted to include a quick update on the progress in the garden, now that June is upon us. The weather has been cooperating nicely with daily highs near or in the 80's. We even had one day last week where it got up to about 94 degrees.
So here we go with our progress report. Our tomatoes (my primary challenge) have continued to produce nice red golf ball size over the last few weeks of May. The tomatoes that I planted right after the last frost (around May 20th) are now almost all close to 3 feet tall, with lots of flowers and some even have tomatoes already on them. Those that were protected with the wall of water, even after May 20th are doing the best.
The broccoli is doing very well, with four heads already cut and lots more on the way. The side shots are growing very nicely and will be cut fairly soon. We have had a small harvest of peas from the area that had a plastic cover over it. The main crop is now is heavy with flowers, so I anticipate a very good season of peas in the next few weeks. Potatoes are growing very well. I have started to hill up those that needed it and will fertilize once more next week. The bulb onions I planted in April are doing very well, but need some more weeding and another dose of fertilizer by next week. The onions started from seeds are slowly growing also, but they don't seem to be in much of a rush.
My corn will be more than "knee high by the 4th of July, as it is growing very nicely. I have read that corn needs lots of fertilizer, so that is also on the list. I started my cucumbers about a week ago and they really came up fast. I transplanted them just before we got a really nice shower and they seem to be doing well. I have two bush cucumbers, something I have never grown before, so I will be interested in seeing how they grow.
My carrots are coming along very slowly. I did do some weeding and plan on planting a few more rows in between the present rows of carrots. The lettuce is at the verge of bolting, so we are trying to eat as much as possible. I started some new seeds of Romaine lettuce to put into the ground in a few weeks. I am hoping for a nice fall crop from that.
So that is it for now. The work is steady and mostly trying to keep up with weeding. I have what I think is the best tool for weeding, the scuffle or "hula" hoe. Boy, does it do a nice job on the emerging weeds. If the weeds get too big, the hoe doesn't work as well, so it is important to stay ahead of the weeds.
So here we go with our progress report. Our tomatoes (my primary challenge) have continued to produce nice red golf ball size over the last few weeks of May. The tomatoes that I planted right after the last frost (around May 20th) are now almost all close to 3 feet tall, with lots of flowers and some even have tomatoes already on them. Those that were protected with the wall of water, even after May 20th are doing the best.
The broccoli is doing very well, with four heads already cut and lots more on the way. The side shots are growing very nicely and will be cut fairly soon. We have had a small harvest of peas from the area that had a plastic cover over it. The main crop is now is heavy with flowers, so I anticipate a very good season of peas in the next few weeks. Potatoes are growing very well. I have started to hill up those that needed it and will fertilize once more next week. The bulb onions I planted in April are doing very well, but need some more weeding and another dose of fertilizer by next week. The onions started from seeds are slowly growing also, but they don't seem to be in much of a rush.
My corn will be more than "knee high by the 4th of July, as it is growing very nicely. I have read that corn needs lots of fertilizer, so that is also on the list. I started my cucumbers about a week ago and they really came up fast. I transplanted them just before we got a really nice shower and they seem to be doing well. I have two bush cucumbers, something I have never grown before, so I will be interested in seeing how they grow.
My carrots are coming along very slowly. I did do some weeding and plan on planting a few more rows in between the present rows of carrots. The lettuce is at the verge of bolting, so we are trying to eat as much as possible. I started some new seeds of Romaine lettuce to put into the ground in a few weeks. I am hoping for a nice fall crop from that.
So that is it for now. The work is steady and mostly trying to keep up with weeding. I have what I think is the best tool for weeding, the scuffle or "hula" hoe. Boy, does it do a nice job on the emerging weeds. If the weeds get too big, the hoe doesn't work as well, so it is important to stay ahead of the weeds.
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