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04.05.06 ::
Red Cabbage Sprout
The garden is
picking up some pace and looking colorful!
In this first
picture you can see the three main raised beds that have been planted
with the "cool" season vegetables. From back to front, there is baby bib lettuce on the
left
and on the right, red leaf
romaine lettuce. In
the next bed, on the left, red
cabbage and regular
cabbage to the right.
In the front, broccoli that has already flowered because the temperatures were too hot (see picture below) is on the left, and on the right are the brussels sprouts.
All the beds have marigolds planted in the center to add some color and help repel bugs.
In the front, broccoli that has already flowered because the temperatures were too hot (see picture below) is on the left, and on the right are the brussels sprouts.
All the beds have marigolds planted in the center to add some color and help repel bugs.
The broccoli bolted and then bloomed...oh
well, at least the flowers are pretty. I will try again some other
time.
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03.21.06 ::
Red Cabbage Sprout
The
garden got off to an early start this year! I am patting myself
on the back for getting it ready before the weather started to get too
hot. I thought I would begin with some early, cool season vegetables:
red leaf romaine lettuce, butter bib lettuce, cabbage, broccoli,
brussels sprouts, spinach and peas. I also devoted a whole raised bed
to some strawberry plants.
Red-leaf Romaine lettuce sprouts
So
far the red leaf romaine and the sugar peas are showing the most growth.
I don't think the broccoli is going to amount to much this year because one of the stalks sprouted yellow blooms already from the "heat wave" we had a couple of weeks ago.
Overall though, the plants seem to be doing ok even though they haven't increased much in size since I set them out.
I don't think the broccoli is going to amount to much this year because one of the stalks sprouted yellow blooms already from the "heat wave" we had a couple of weeks ago.
Overall though, the plants seem to be doing ok even though they haven't increased much in size since I set them out.
This
is my first time planting all of these, and basically I have low
expectations as far as yields. I am just trying to get a feeling for
how they grow, how they look and which ones have better success than
the others.
I will be planting a lot more summer veggies soon. I will update as things develop. Wish me luck!
I will be planting a lot more summer veggies soon. I will update as things develop. Wish me luck!
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