We picked peas several times this week, including two bags at a party last night. The peas are still going strong, but it’s really starting to warm up, and that usually means the peas will stop blooming. We also picked almost all the rest of the radishes. They were intermixed in a row of beets, but the beets are still looking quite small. The giant weeds growing alongside the beets probably don’t help at all.
The tomatoes are looking great. Other than the peas, they are the only part of the garden doing well. I keep avoiding adding a second row of string to help hold the plants in place in the wind, but I think they’re getting big enough now that I can’t avoid it anymore. It may even be time for a third row of string. We’ll have to see.
The peppers are finally starting to grow, but they still look far from anything I would call healthy. It will be sad if we don’t end up getting many peppers this year.
The beans have really been the biggest disappointment. We planted more beans this year than in any previous year, but they just don’t want to grow. We’ve even re-planted several of the rows, hoping to get something. We finally have one row of beans that may grow, but it’s so late now that I question if we’ll really get any.
Maybe next year won’t be so cold. Maybe next year won’t be so windy. Maybe next year I’ll let the soil rest instead of doing a garden again.
