Early July Farm Update

The square foot beds and pots are doing very well. We have so far harvested several boxes of greens and lettuce (the best salads ever!) and are looking forward to more delicious meals in the coming weeks.

Rhubarb plants are doing well, albeit surrounded by creeping Charlie.

Tomatos and jalapeno are doing well.

Cherry tomatoes are slowly popping in, one by one. This is a good looking vine! Soon they'll join the lettuce on our plates for a most delicious home-grown salad.

The west bed. Looking very full. Tomatoes are overshadowing everything else!

Good-sized tomatoes (for early July in Wisconsin) are filling in on the heirloom varieties -- see below!

 

Lacinato kale is doing very well.

The east bed. Insects have taken a liking to the peas we're attempting to grow. We may have too many plants in this square, however, most of the leaves high on the plants have been nibbled away by something. Foiled...the rabbits are kept at bay but are powerless to keep insects away. Then again, we aren't using anything to keep insects away in the beds in back. 

The real star of the show is in the back corner of the east garden -- the zucchini. It's doing very well, spreading out and taking over most of this box. Lesson for next year: plant in the ground rather than in the beds! The first zucchini is shown below, with many more flowers at the base of the plant. Exciting!

Red Russian kale.

More potato flowers.

Leptodermis plants from the front are hanging on in back, with the plant on the right doing much better than the one on the left.

After being moved to the back, the plant on the right started putting on new shoots and leaves. I guess it wasn't happy being in front!

Herb garden is also doing very well. It's very pleasant to have such easy access to fresh herbs!

The learning continues. Ms. K and I have ideas for what to do next year and what not to do. That said, it's been a successful first year of gardening excitement at our new place!