Clay worked really hard today tilling up a section of the garden for seed potatoes. We actually decided to till over the area we planted the sugar snap peas because there was no sign of life. We did three thirty-five feet rows. One and half rows are Red Pontiac, and one and half are Kennabec. We also planted our final blueberry bush, that we ordered by mail (Patriot).The seedlings we planted are coming up well. I majorly over seeded each cup, thinking that some seeds may not germinate. Plus I only have a few containers and not nearly enough space in the garden for all these seedlings. I have been thinning them out daily, feeling horrible that I'm killing a possible beautiful tomato plant, I still have about five per container and there should only be one. I did replant some of the seedlings in potting soil mix instead of seed starter and put a few cucumber seeds in today. I also started some oregano, Imperial Larkspur, and Delphiniums in pots. I know that these can be directly sown, but we are not sure where to put them yet.
Color Code for Seedlings:
green-blank-green = Brandywine
green-black-green-black = Green Zebra
orange = Silentz
orange-green = Brandywine (2008)
black-orange-green = Risentraube
black = Purple Tomato (Sarah Black)
blue-orange = Red Belgian Pepper
blue-green = European Hot Pepper
plain = Early Russian Cucumber
We had our first asparagus harvest today. We usually like the skinnier pieces when we buy asparagus in the grocery store, but these were coming up pretty thick. We were pleasantly surprised that they didn't take long at all to cook and were perfectly tender and super yummy.
3 comments:
Hey, hey, hey! So glad to see some of those little seedlings... so jealous they are growing at your house and not mine. :-) I will be happy to eat some of the produce come August. I had really good luck with the Reisenstraube cherry tomatoes last year, Branywines were more finicky and didn't produce a lot of fruits but they were *delicious*. The Sarah Black was a decent producer too. It will be neat seeing what works in your yard/zone verses what worked in Kansas.
P.S. - Don't forget that all those seeds are open- pollenated, so if you like something save the seeds from the fruit/veggies and you can plant them next year and get the exact same thing.
Liz,
I had to laugh when I read your post. When we lived on the Run, we grew Red Pontiac potatoes. Jessie called them Chryslers. Hee hee hee.
Melissa
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