I spent the whole week doing MVC Joomla web development crap, which is often draining. Visiting my garden gave me new life again. I’ve found something that can give you back energy after the computer takes it away.
The Harvest Begins! We’ve been plucking out some of the Green Salad Bowl lettuce and the spinach. It came up in good time. I think the packet said 8 weeks, but we started eating it in 6 weeks. I’m seriously thinking of doing another block just for lettuce and spinach.
My Final Trellis. I went around and around on how to get the trellis up. I had started some insane contraption of copper wire but I abandoned the idea after wondering how much poison and chemicals would leak from the casings into the garden. I finally laid down the $30 bucks for a proper fence and it works quite well. The peas and cucumbers have started their journey upward.
The swiss chard I planted is called “Fordhook Giant” . . . . ummmm, yep that’s accurate. I can’t wait to cook up a big batch.
This is the Parris Island Cos lettuce. I chose one square, but I wish I had done more. It’s a tougher lettuce than the Green Salad Bowl. I favor it more for the hearty texture and the slightly bitter taste.
The cabbage worms and slugs have nearly destroyed my broccoli. This is the first I’ve had to deal with pests. I looked up some resources on how to deal with this. Here’s a good discussion at Yahoo Canada and this blog has some good tips. People try everything from flour to cayenne pepper to beer. I’ll be trying some of the techniques in the days to come. For now, I go out every couple of hours and smash the little green worms on the leaves. I show no mercy, no matter how cute they look.
