It was a work party day in the garden. Not too many showed up, but I worked for quite some time pulling out grass in the pathways and mowing down weeds outside the fence around my plot.
The herb plot is in good shape! It needs a little tidying up so some new seeds and starts can be planted for the summer season.
The vegetable plot is ready to be cleared and turned over, needing amendments before tomatoes!, cucumbers! and some other good summer starts are planted. I am looking forward to tomatoes and cucumbers! I try to buy in season as much as possible, of course we have a few slip ups here and there, but tomatoes have been missed for sure. The store variety never compare, especially during the winter months when they are hot house grown or come from Mexico. So my goal is to really add A LOT of compost and amendment to help the tomatoes fight through the powdery mildew that always arrives about the end of June.
Here is what I came home with on Saturday:
sweet peas, cilantro and lavender
bay leaves, dried and ready to use
fresh oregano, hung up to dry
carrots
two cabbages, there is one more to harvest
another four artichokes, this year has given us many, close to 20
and they are wonderfully sweet and tender
snap peas, a favorite of the kids and mine
they don't usually make it home
