Time to check with the garden! We have lots of new growth and think that the seedlings were very successful this year-- thanks to Will's new grow light.
Down in the Victory Garden, we have Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, lettuce, melons, peppers, and, of course, the rhubarb. We erected a make shift fence from stakes so Stirling doesn't go charging into it in an attempt to play with the neighbor's dog across the alley (and by "play", I mean bite the dog in a mauling sort of way. Ahem). The rhubarb itself is quite impressive, with a center stalk about 6 feet tall now. It is going to seed and we aren't sure what to do,
as you will recall. We are afraid to cut it down, since the last time we did, the plant died. We definitely need a professional gardener's advice on this one.
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| Brussels sprouts (dark green leafy thing), lettuce (small green leaves at the bottom), and tomatoes |
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| melons and peppers |
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| King Rhubarb |
In the upper garden, we have celery (which overwintered quite well!), Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, rhubarb, carrots, melons or squash, chard, basil, oregano, and our first attempt at asparagus. We think at all the stalks are up now and we have to mound them up. The stalks are all spindly and have furry arm-like branches. We plan on burying them over the weekend, but I am not sure if we need to keep mounding up or not. Again, we need the advice of a professional gardener. If only I had a relative or two that could offer some wisdom....
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| tomatoes, carrots, squash below the railroad tie; celery and Brussels sprouts above |
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| We have lots of tomatoes |
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| fuzzy, furry asparagus stalks |
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