What are you growing?
Despite calls to the contrary by some, I couldn’t get enough of the rain this weekend.
The cool, wet weather is doing wonders for the buttercrunch and the two other leaf lettuce varieties I planted this year. The potatoes are finally up along with first signs of the beans, sunflowers, beets, and carrots—although it looks like Mr. Rabbit may have had a midnight snack on some of the beet sprouts.
And of course, the asparagus beds are in full force now - with more and more purple spears coming up each morning. Those crowns were the best gardening investments I’ve ever made.
In another week or so, I’ll get some tomatoes and squash going. It’s going to be a bountiful summer in our back yard and we’re not the only ones.
John’s peas are looking great and Foodie has as an eclectic a mix as I do.
What are you growing this year?
Most of my plantings over the weekend were of the ornamental variety. The fig tree will pay off in a few years with a variety of sauces for foie gras!
April 07, 2008 at 09:17 PMTripp Fenderson
A friend of mine once rented a house with an enormous fig tree in the back yard. They were a real treat.
Any idea how long before your tree starts producing?
April 08, 2008 at 06:28 AMIt’s pretty tiny so I doubt we’ll get anything this year. I’m thinking two years but won’t be able to give a real guess until after I see how it grows this summer. I may need to have the first fruits tested. When digging I hit a layer that smelled like some fool had dumped diesel in my yard. I removed that layer and dumped it in the trash but I don’t know the actual clean up passes muster on a safety level.
April 08, 2008 at 07:40 AM