Garden Update

Been fretting lately about possibly being behind on spring planting.

A quick check of the diary and prior years revealed that I'm pretty much on schedule with getting the garden in.

Peas, radishes and spinach are up.

Planted Kennebec, Red Pontiac and Yukon Gold potatoes a couple of weeks ago and they're peeking through already.

Planted onion sets - copra, Texas super sweet, yellow and candy hybrid. For some reason the candy hybrid did not thrive and has become the first casualty.

Stonehead and red cabbages are doing great. Same for the broccoli, Brussels sprouts and a really cool psychedelic kale.

I've also planted beets, collard greens, carrots, green beans, bush pickles, acorn squash, scallop squash, cantaloupe, watermelon, pie pumpkins and decorative corn.

Today I'll plant the tomato and green pepper plants. We've been hardening them-off for a couple of weeks. After discovering how easy it is to make your own delicious tomato juice I've decided to double the tomato production this year.

Lettuce planted in the kitchen garden last year came back. Not all of it - but enough to get by with for awhile.

The spargel is just about winding-down. What a treat it has been to be eating fresh-picked asparagus for the last month. Heaven.

Various lettuces, more green beans and Chinese cabbage are on-deck.

After last year's raccoon fiasco there will be no risking of sweet corn. I'll purchase my corn from Pierre down the road.

Edit - Twenty-two tomato plants! Twenty in the big garden and a couple of cherry tomato plants (yellow and red) in the kitchen garden.