Finally Eating

Well, my father-in-law is. I harvested the very first batch of radishes tonight, and he eats them like candy. I think these are the sparklers, but they could also be the crimson giants. I don't remember for sure, and can't find where I logged it. I got almost all of the planting done last weekend, and should be able ro finish the rest this weekend. There's also some lettuce and onions to transplant, but those are quick and easy.

A Half Empty Glass

Well, I finished the north plot today, except for some space I left for potatoes and brassica that will go in in a few weeks. The far western side of this plot gets a lot of afternoon shade so it will be a bit cooler there. The final items that went in were:

• Hearts of Gold Melon
• Charleston Watermelon
• Hopi Blue Corn
• Connecticut Fields Pumpkin
• Double Standard Corn
• Sugar Snap Peas

The Hopi Blue is actually an heirloom that is supposed to only grow three feet tall and produces blue, sweet corn; we shall see. The Double Standard and Snap Peas I three-sistered with the pumpkins. Tomorrow I will start on the south plot. We're also finally eating strawberries, woo hoo!

It's Just A Flesh Wound!

I'm about three fourths of the way done with the north plot. I would have finished over the long weekend except that my new tiller lost the right blade assembly. I need to find a local support place for MTD. In the mean time I managed to put in:

• Hales Best and Early Silver Line melons
• The remaining four tomato varieties
• Burgess buttercup squash
• Jalapeno and Serrano chilies
• The remaining bush beans
• Chinese Giant and California Wonder peppers
• Sunflowers
• Golden Bantam, Stowell Evergreen and Hickory King corn

The Golden Bantam went in the back of the butternut row along with Dark Seeded and Thomas Laxton peas, and the Jickory King went in back of the buttercup row along with my legacy, red kidney, pole beans. These are part of my attempt at the three-sisters method of planting.

I really need to get everything else into the ground soon (except the brassica which I will save for a mid-summer planting.) Time to get into cutting corners/reduction/consolidation mode.