It has been too long....a short update

The berry crop did very well until we got the monsoonal flows of rain. Put up enough red and purple raspberries to get us through the winter. We certainly enjoy them.

The asparagus was good but the early heat prevented us from maximizing the overall crop. Did not freeze any this year as it was appropriate to share with friends.

The kale crop has done exceptionally well with repeat business from harvested plants helping. The brussel sprouts and broccoli were certainly affected by the early heat but seem have recovered well.

Beans were good and the second crop is planted. Peas were iffy but will try for a late crop.

Cucumbers have been very, very good and resulted in sharing as well as putting up 5 quarts of lacto-fermented dill pickles.

Tomato and pepper yields look to once again be down this year due the very wet June/July that we experienced. We might be surprised with the late harvest as lately they seem to be coming on like gang busters.

The onions and garlic are doing great. Harvested the garlic (everything planted last fall produced heads). The onions are still growing and will be harvested in August.

Last but not least the potato crop looks very good. We grew them in wire enclosures this year and had absolutely no issue with potato leaf hoppers. I need to let you know how the yields turned out. Stay tuned.

Off to pull more weeds. That crop has really been a bumper yielder this year.

Later and be safe.

We've made it through our first hot days

The garden continues to keep right on growing.  The patches of hot weather over the last two weeks have not deterred the progress nor the production.

We continue to harvest good amounts of asparagus.  Production from the 4 beds is about 6 pounds per week.  It looks like we have at least another 3 weeks of production left.  We are also harvesting romaine lettuce on a regular basis along with kale, leaf lettuce, and spinach.  All seem to be continuing to hold up well in the heat.

The peas, beans, carrots, chard, broccoli, brussel sprouts, onions, cucumbers, and potatoes are all shooting up with the hot days and cooler nights.  I am now to the  top of the wire bins with leaves and straw for the potato plants.  They just seem to keep growing.

I snapped all the garlic scapes today.  This is probably the earliest we have seen them.  It will be an early harvest.