Sorry for the delay in posting a garden update. Wow, has time really flown by. The weather has been like a roller coaster ride. May was too cold and wet followed by a hot and dessert dry June. My garden did received some much needed rain over the last week. Despite the crazy weather, the garden continues to grow and produce.

The early summer garden is growing really well. I started harvesting broccoli on June 14th and now all of the main heads have been harvested. I just started harvesting broccoli side shoots within the last few days. The broccoli harvest has been decent, but not great this year. I have also started harvesting kohlrabi within the last week or so. Some of the kohlrabi have been really big. I have been harvesting peas over the last 2 weeks. The pea harvest has been really good this year (not sure why, I have not done anything different than in past years?). I will finish up my lettuce harvest really soon as it is getting pretty hot now. The onions tops have started to fall over, so I will be pulling those up soon and letting them dry out in the garden for a few days.

My pepper plants have really started to take off. I have even harvested a few hot banana peppers yesterday. The tomato plants have also started to look better after the wet and cold May. The cucumbers have just started to flower, so it won’t be long before cucumbers start forming. The potato vines are growing like crazy and have just started to yellow a little. Harvest should begin on these (Red Norland) in about 2 more weeks. The corn (Silver Queen) is growing really well and has just started to tassel.

I will be starting my fall seeds within the next few days. I will be starting broccoli, kohlrabi, cabbage, and lettuce in little cell six packs. I will have them growing outside on the covered back porch. The seedlings should be ready to transplant out into the garden by the first week of August.