Gary built another planting bin which I promptly planted with burpless cucumbers hopefully to climb up the lattice and blue lake bush green beans in the front. We had huge downpours of rain so I had to string para-cord for the cucumbers and place cardboard circles around the green beans to support them temporarily.
These are chantenay carrots which are a shorter growing French variety. I did thin them but they are still thickly planted. We shall see.
The bush green beans already have a flower. Things are looking up.
Here is the first harvest from what we've planted this year. Various peppers (shishito, marconi, jalapeno, poblano) and a few tomatoes. These went into a blueberry salsa. At first I added one jalapeno and they wren't spicy enough. Then I added two more. Oh brother, way too spicy but good.
My icicle radishes were a bust considering the time and effort to grow them. I made red radish pickles with the red radish I grew and they were delicious. I put these icicle radish in a potato au gratin because I didn't want to waste them. Especially since radish are really nutritious. Next time I might plant daikon radish and see how they do. I think radish might be good grated into a coleslaw along with cabbage. Be safe and be well.
Your veggies all look so good. I wish we had more area to have a veggie garden. We tried container gardening... and it worked OK, but not great. Our back is all shade and the side is mostly cement driveway. I usually have to be content with hanging a few herbs in the front.
ReplyDeleteHi Rian, thanks, sorry I haven't been commenting recently but my neighbor was admitted to icu and I am trying to make food for them because her husband is handicapped.
DeleteHooray for home grown (even with its occasional failures).
ReplyDeleteI am a big radish fan and grated into a solad or a coleslaw sounds good to me. Thanks for the suggestion.
Hi Sue, thanks, sorry I haven't been commenting recently but my neighbor was admitted to icu and I am trying to make food for them because her husband is handicapped.
DeleteIt is fun to see what you have been growing in your garden. I never knew there was such a thing as icicle radishes and now I know, thank you. We like eating our red radishes whole sometimes (from the store), though we enjoy them sliced into a salad. Thanks for reminding me, I am going to put them on this week's shopping list.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your weekend :)
Hi Denise, thanks, sorry I haven't been commenting recently but my neighbor was admitted to icu and I am trying to make food for them because her husband is handicapped.
DeleteThis is such a healthy post...just when I've finished eating half a block of dark chocolate, too!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Lee, thanks, I could really use some dark chocolate right now; sorry I haven't been commenting recently but my neighbor was admitted to icu and I am trying to make food for them because her husband is handicapped.
DeleteNo need for apologies, Linda...I've been pretty slack in the responding department, too. :)
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