Annual 4th Of July Garden Check-In
I love these check-ins and highly recommend doing them if you have a vegetable garden. Every year, I seem to worry about something--usually that my tomatoes aren't growing, or my garlic looks small. Checking back on prior years reminds me that it was the same back then, and by the end of the season, I had plenty of fresh organic produce to go around. This year, my tomatoes do seem behind by about 3-4 weeks, driven largely by a busy May that kept me from planting on time, and then a cooler than normal summer. But that aside, they are all looking exceptionally good this year! Peppers came early this year, fueled by an early heat wave in the spring. We've already pulled in a couple sweet bells. This is a new-to-me variety of spaghetti squash called "Small Wonder" from Territorial seeds. They are supposed to max out at about 6" per squash, making them a perfect sized meal for two. I will be pulling in pole beans soon! Radishes (left) and bush beans (right) we p...
