Well Gina, it looks like you have jumped right in there and have been having a lot of success, especially having to contend with that kind of heat. Every year will be different as the weather varies and pests change. Looks like you have a really nice set up going there. Just to let you know, there is a seed swap, Piggy Seed Swap, on Cubits, a sister site of ATP. If you're interested in checking it out, here's the link. It's a lot of fun. It's a good way to try your hand at seed starting too.
http://cubits.org/ellasgarden/...
We finally got some rain! Only a short shower at my house but it rained three times yesterday at the farm and once today! Really helps with the weeding chores. I got the squash and peanuts weeded and then finished the sweet potatoes. Tomorrow I will weed a row of strawberries and a row of comfrey then mulch everything well.
David started mowing the grass in the aisles today but since it rained he couldn't finish, so hopefully tomorrow. He took down the fencing for the pea row in preparation for tilling it. He also picked some cucumbers and I picked a few tomatoes. The big slicers look like they're starting to turn so we should have some for market this week. In the meantime, we are eating them to try them out. BLTs for lunch again with our first Black Krim. It was huge but it had cracked. It was delicious though. Now I remember why I didn't grow them again. I hate the cracking. I cannot sell them cracked.
Matt finished digging up the garlic and David cut off the roots and spread them out for drying. They had been left out in the garden overnight and did get a raining but at least it washed off all the mud!
They're under the deck now.
I am considering planting some popcorn this week. We haven't grown it for a few years and I still have time. Just a small patch.
