Tomatoes: x3 Viva Italia, x1 Amish Paste, X1 Roma, X1 Grape, X1 Early GirlOnions/Garlics: Scaling back from last year. ~20 Storage, ~20 Cippolinni, 7 Red Torpedo. Have the sweet onions in a pot waking up, deciding on where to plunk them. 90% of garlics doing well. A couple have corkscrew greens which I presume is a virus or some such... have to check that out.
Greens: The endives are awesome; will start harvesting this week. Don't know what will replace them... maybe kales. Spinaches crowed-out by the endives... lesson learned. The window box with asst lettuces also about ready to harvest. Have reloads in the middle bed.
Peppers: 1 each Purple Bell, Mini Bell, Long cayenne in the middle bed.
Cole: The broccoli are starting to head. Lots of leaves, but nothing from the cauliflower yet. Still haven't planted kale.
Peas/Beans: Will planted green beans in regular spot again this weekend. Sugar Snap Peas starting to peek in 3-gallon pot w/integrated cage on north side next to window well.
Berries/grapes: The blueberries are dropping their blossoms and starting to set. The x2 gooseberry shrubs are fully awake and exploding; will have fruit from both this year already! The x2 red lake currants are also very happy in their 2-gallon pots while waiting for a permanent spot. Don't see any flowers on either yet. Ordered x2 Black Currants from Jungs; planted both in shaded bed on w. side; both still very dormant... will see if they wake up! The heavy pruning of the grape vines seems to have paid off, with vigorous growth from both and many more clusters than last year. Will still do extra stem pruning on both towards the ideal of one main stem at each trellis. All x3 Nanking Bush Cherry woke up, in pots on the s. side garden, waiting for me to get a clue.
Asparagus: Only half as many spears up as normal, with none harvested. Hmmm....
Squash: Since all the blackberries in the ½-barrel froze, I'm switching it to annuals. Planted a zucchini, a Delicata, and a Butternut. The zuc will grow forward into the yard; the other two will trellis on the picket fence... delicate towards the asparagus, Butternut towards the west. Trying out the permaculture idea that squash are suitable for moderate light what with their large leaves and all (I have seen them VERY happy climbing up in the canopy of fruit trees).
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After the wonderfully wet first half of spring, things have been a bit drier lately. Nothing in the last week, and nothing substantial predicted for the next. Will do the first lawn watering of the season this weekend.
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