June Mid-Month Meanderings
Is it really June? Because someone forgot to let Seattle know. Longest day of the year and I’m still in fleece.
Wrong. Depressing and wrong.
As I’ve discussed, the slugs have annihilated entire crops. I had to buy pepper, eggplant and cucumber starts today to replace the devoured plants and I’ll do another sowing of beans this week.
See? Little jerks wrecked havoc.
So what I’m trying to say is that there is a lot of brown still going on in the garden. Boo. The tomatoes look puny, the herbs a bit straggling and the peas are few.
See what I mean? Barren raised beds. Sad.
However, the nasturtiums are happy
'Knee high by July"? Seems doubtful.
The cabbage is growing
and so are the carrots,
snap peas,
itty bitty broccoli,
and a few snow peas.
The lettuce is fantastic,
the strawberries are delicious
and the blueberries hold promise.
The kale is growing by leaps & bounds.
A somehow untouched summer squash has survived.
The potatoes have filled their Tater Towers.
The apples are protected (from codling moth & apple maggots).
The asian pears are looking ok (& still need protection).
The various cane berries (raspberries & marionberries) are still alive!
And the first chicken crows. Yes, Jesse is officially a rooster.
I’m hoping July Mid-Month Meanderings will show the effects of some sun and heat! We’ll be on the West Seattle Edible Garden Tour July 10, so I hope you’ll come and see it in person!
About the author: Meg Brown is a self-identified quirky queer gal living in Seattle with her awesome partner (aka ‘the Ladyfriend’) and their awesome toddler (‘the Babylady’). She loves to cook, garden, create, learn, read and laugh. She writes the blog growandresist about infusing everyday stuff with social justice & resistance. Contact her at growandresist@gmail.com.
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I too am growing lots and lots of…slugs and not much else but your strawberries look gorgeous.