I can’t believe how many hours I’ve been spending out in the garden. I keep telling myself every weekend that I’m only going to spend an hour or two, and then do other projects around the house…. then I end up spending the whole day.  Not JUST because there’s that much to do out there, but also because it is just so awesome to be out there, appreciating each and every plant for its efforts, its beauty and its productivity.

Some of the crops are doing better than others.  The turnips are not doing particularly well, but I also planted them too thick.  I seeded them directly into the ground and then never thinned them out.  Some pest is eating them and boring through them – Not Good!  But the ones I have pulled up and trimmed up the bad parts, have been really tasty.   Braised in a pan with onions & chicken broth, fresh herbs, yum.  I have just seeded some more – in a flat this time, hopefully there may still be enough time to get a harvest before the first frost.

I pulled up a bunch of chard this weekend. So many of the plants were getting tall and spindly as they are going to flower.  The sheep weren’t sure of them at first, but did later go back and eat what I gave them.  I would like to interplant some new starts now for additional harvest potential into the fall.

Finally got some additional kohlrabi’s planted – purple vienna this time.  And the garden gate has finally been mounted on hinges. Yeah!