Beans planted the same time often yield about the same time. However, we’re getting a few early beans. No one can tell the soybeans (several inches taller than the bush beans) had ever struggled against leaf-eating pests when seedlings. At first glance, one could see no soybean prospects. But hidden under the top canopy of leaves, close to the stem, one finds bunches. Plenty to look forward to!
Cabbage and Cauliflower Update
Three small cabbage remain in the garden. Some questioned whether they would grow any larger. It was said that cabbages can be unpredictable as to how big they get. It was also said that these three wouldn’t get any bigger. But since it was pointed out that having different colored cabbage would be nice for the schoolchildren to observe, we decided to wait-and-see another week.
The cauliflower (and cabbage?) seeds planted two and three weeks ago were unsuccessful. Last week (in my absence) more were planted, but this time under shade cloth, and they sprouted.
The coming tomato flood
The tomatoes are coming along very nicely, in control of a sizable swatch of garden land in the back left (thanks to Michael for giving a reference point for how high some of the plants are getting). Big clumps of fruit, some ripening and some not yet, are everywhere, and a grape variety is barely going to be able to stay upright, if each from its forest of blossoms becomes a fruit.
Chive talkin’ (ask your mother)
I’m supposed to be the correspondent on chives in this here group, and I’ve done the job poorly.
They were planted, in just about the sleepiest spot in the garden, before I joined, and I’ve barely taken note of them since, although I did take bring some home last night, ’cause I figured I oughta.
Anyway, they’re still there.
Oh, yeah, we get food out of this, too!
I just wrote about our harvest last night, and the "other" benefits of being part of this gardening group, over at my "Sustainably" blog.