Today we planted more Seed Savers Exchange seeds: the Dutch Browns (50 seeds), Henderson Bush Limas (50 seeds), and the Bumble Bees (2 rows @ 20’ each), which we affectionately refer to as “the bumbles.” We also put in about 1/4 of the Dragon Carrots and our radishes (Early Scarlet Globe) in two 10’ sections of two rows each. Why only a 1/4, you ask? Did you just run out of steam? We want to stagger our carrots and radishes so we will have a longer period in which to harvest (and because Erin hates radishes, and will flip her lid if she is forced to deal with more than a few at a time. They’re mainly there to protect the other veggies from bugs). If we put a new crop in every week or two we will have new carrots and radishes for about the whole season, is a nice feature. We expect to harvest our first crop (radishes, of course - the fast buggers) in about 30 days. At least they're pretty.
Wait, I take it back - the radishes will be the second crop. We harvested a huge surplus from our rock crop today, so if anyone out there has need of about a trillion little stones, mostly granite, the perfect size to not be useful for anything, then please let us know. We know right where you can find them. At the present, most are piled into little cairns marking the seed rows, which Erin finds “aesthetically pleasing.” I’m more concerned about who will clear all those cairns once they’re covered in weeds and it’s time to till again!
The beans that were planted on the 5th (Vermont Cranberries) seem to be swelling, a sure sign that germination has begun. Supposing the chickens don’t like ripe beans, we hope to soon have plants big and numerous enough that giants will be attracted to our garden like moths to a wool sweater. (I wonder if we can train them to eat tax assessors?)
Erin put in a small row of nasturtium at the south end of the lettuce/cuke rows.
Just have to put in a photo of the Dragon Carrots - cannot wait to see these come up!
All in all a good day of work.
~Sam
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