I Thinned the cucumbers today, leaving 3 plants at the base of each stake. Early on the leaves were being eaten, but they look good now. I asked a gardener at North Bay and he said to sprinkle lime on the leaves if it continues. I was amazed that the leaves smell like cucumber already.
I also thinned the rainbow chard yesterday and today (hooray for chard and spinach frittata). I still think my chard looks a little wimpy. Maybe I didn't get the seeds deep enough? Or perhaps this is the normal way it grows. It just doesn't look like it's going to ever look like the bunches I buy. Tastes good though.
Squash? Meet toddler. So, we have a really strong plant toward the left. Then there was a plant doing just fine that Adam uprooted today. I think unless I can find another seedling we will lack butternut or acorn this year.
Peppers are in. I started them pretty late inside, so perhaps our yeild will be small and late but they are in now. Only 6 leaves per plant. Hoping that's ok.
I am coveting everyone's salad greens. Next year I will start them inside and much earlier. I have a space on the side of the house where I can see building a simple raised bed.
There are two tomatoes on my Wal-Mart tomatoe plant.
