My spring garden is finally fully planted. Due to the rain and the cold, the planting of the warm season plants like tomatoes and peppers were delayed. I was able to finally get the tomato and pepper seedlings into the ground on May 23rd. That is about 10 days later than usual. About that same time I directly seeded cucumbers, bush lima beans, and bush green beans and transplanted my celery seedlings into the garden. The month of May is typically the wettest month of the year in Indianapolis. This May I have recorded 6.5 inches of rain in my garden rain gauge. That is about 2 inches above normal. The weather looks sunny and dry for at least the next 4 days, YES!!
Harvest continues on lettuce (which is growing like crazy right now), radish, and green onions. Started noticing a few cabbage worms on the broccoli, kohlrabi, and brussels sprouts and I have been hand picking them off. If the populations increase, I might have to spray them with Bt or Spinosaid. The March planted onions are finally starting to push on lush top growth and the peas are finally starting to grow up the pea fence. Because of the cold and rain, the potatoes are a little behind, but they have really started to grow over the past week.
