Wednesday in the Garden

The Peggy Martin roses 
are showing off

Ours is a working and learning garden.  It’s not perfectly weeded, although we try mightily.  We have plant failures just like everyone else, but in the balance we have more successes than failures.  The pleasures of watching plants grow, discovering new things, and sampling the harvests, far outweigh the aggravation of nutgrass and dollar weed.  

The biggest pleasure of group gardening is joining others engaged in nurturing plants and absorbed in their current project, asking questions, sharing information, cheering each other on.  The sound of laughter and excited conversation is a continuing garden melody, today and any time we get together in the garden.  

Peas, peas, peas

The corn is up, ready to
be combined with beans
and squash for Three Sisters.

Dill, a cool weather herb,
is seeding out.  The seed 
heads are beautiful.  

A bed full of Stem Lettuce.

Loquats are ripe

Mary picks a loquat to sample.  Sweet and juicy.  

Peggy is using Florida Weave 
to support tomatoes.  If you 
look closely, you can see the strings 
on each side of the row.  
How to video here.  


  

Mike found a good use for the
Corsican gourds we grew last summer.  

Louie’s globe artichokes are thriving.
In the middle of the plant you 
can see the edible flower buds
 forming.  

Mary is experimenting with 
different ways to grow 
sweet potato slips.  

Last, but not least, Yacon seedlings
from corms potted just a few weeks ago.