This weekend was another great weekend to be working in the dirt. After a few long days of rain, the plants are looking great.
Peppers
The pepper plants went in the ground about two weeks early. I was fearful that they would not handle the 40 degree nights very well. The pepper plants made it! The have not grown as much as some of the other plants in the ground, but they definitely look strong and healthy.
Pepper Plant Growing, May 3, 2009
Spinach
The spinach is still growing much slower than I had hoped but looking very strong. The two plants below are about 2 to 3 inches high and very strong looking. Hopefully I can cut some baby spinach in 2 to 3 weeks from now.
Spinach Plants Growing, May 3, 2009
Peas
The pea plants are the current rock stars. They are growing rapidly and looking very healthy. They are still only about 4 inches tall (they have to start climbing the trellis behind them).
Peas Plants Growing, May 3, 2009
Radishes
I was concerned about the radishes as they look longer than I thought to sprout. But they are all looking good today. They are only an inch tall, but the idea is not to grow up but down (into the ground). Hopefully in 3 weeks I’ll be able to pull a few from the ground to eat.
Radish Growing, May 3, 2009
Garlic
Garlic is definitely the low maintenance plant. The angle of this photo isn’t the best but I wanted to show the number of garlic plants growing. The plants are up to a foot and I’ll cut the scapes (the top portion) when they reach about 3 feet. This is very unscientific (and probably wrong) but I generally cut the scapes when I can smell the garlic near the plants.
Garlic Growing, May 3, 2009
Tomatoes
Tomatoes are looking good as well. They are all growing at different rates so I have plants that are already at a foot tall and others that have only grown an inch or two in the last week. I planted the tomatoes very deep so hopefully they are also growing the root structure deep in the ground.
Beans and corn went in the ground. I’ll have more on that later.
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