garden update

this year's garden is moving right along. we have had plenty of rain and cooler night time temperatures and this is wonderful. we haven't had to do much watering, after last year, that's great! the greens are already picking size and some of the pak choy has already begun to bolt! next year, we will not plant it in the spring because it bolts so quickly, it does much better in fall and over winter. we are enjoying salads with arugala, spinach and many different lettuces such as lolla rosa, green deer tongue, tom thumb, red oak leaf and more. the green beans and wax beans are threatening to take over and they have many blossoms so it shouldn't be too much longer for picking. the new asparagus crowns have begun to send up spears, although they are too small to eat, we should be able to pick them next year. the tomatoes, eggplants and peppers are all adjusting to life outdoors. a lot of the seeds and plants we have came from two wonderful catalogs that i highly recommend territorial seeds and baker creek heirloom seeds. both carry wonderful selections of heirloom varieties and hard to find seeds, and territorial seeds has a great selection of plants for the spring only.