Garlic, spinach, mustard greens, and lettuce
Garlic, radish, potatoes, snap peas, and a couple of hay bales ready to plant Abundant rain this winter and spring (hooray!), along with some very warm days over the last week, has the vegetable garden growing rapidly. I might actually be able to try cooking some fresh favas (broad beans) this year. There are a few pods on the small number of plants that overwintered. These plants came from seed sown in early February --it'll be interesting to see if they're able to set any fruits before our hot weather sets in. Fall planting followed by overwintering is usually the best method in our climate, but this year's cold winter zapped that! Right now, there are more greens than we can eat directly -- the mustards, Asian greens, and older salad mix will become stir-fries; younger lettuces, spinach, purple mustard, arugula, and green onions, we'll eat fresh. The garlic and onions are looking very promising, and the potato foliage looks great. I'll be planting squash and...