it's been a couple weeks, and we've seen a lot of growth in the garden, thanks to our wonderful sunshine and ed's regular (and much appreciated!) watering. Here's what's new in the garden -
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after all that trouble to move the compost and lay down wire mesh under the composter, it took the rats all of TWO DAYS to chew a hole right through the composter. I've heard plastic is like candy to rats. We lined part of the inside of the composter with wire mesh, and have no issues since. (touch wood). We are still looking for old CDs to use for rodent deterrents, please let us know if you have any to donate!
our luscious tomatoes, which despite being staked still seem to become a jungle. almost all are producing fruit!
this is our 'two sisters' mix (most of the beans were shaded out by the pumpkin)
Corn! Above are the male flowers with their anthers dangling in the wind, in search of the female flower (or silk). When the silk (see below) is pollinated, each will produce on kernel on the cob.
our potatos have (also) grown into a jungle, spilling out over the beds and partially shading the eggplant down the centre (although the eggplants don't seem to be suffering)
hmmm...purple potatoes - purple flowers, and white potatos - white flowers. cool.
instead of just drying up, our potato flowers are producing fruit! You'll see they resemble little tomatoes (and indeed are the same family), but these fruits are toxic and cannot be eaten.
our zucchinis are phenomenal! on this plant alone, six zucchins are currently growing. We've been enjoying the harvest for a couple weeks now.
our harvest from this week - lettuce, chard, a turnip, zucchini, and some cilantro.JPG)
we were lucky to get a visit from our old friends Emily and Cap who helped out in the garden last year. Zorka gave them the tour, naming all the plants and techniques we were using..JPG)
beautiful carrots from our square foot plot. I'd love to rave about how great they taste, but unfortunately someone took them all! Another unpleasant reality of urban farming..JPG)
here is lindsay working hard to put new soil on top of the bed that wasn't working. We planted yellow zucchini, leeks, celery, beets, carrots and radishes, which have mostly sprouted now.
We'll be in the garden at 10 am again on Sunday, beginning to plant for winter gardening. Come join us!
