Thursday, May 6, 2010

See How the Garden Grows

2010gardenYesterday I was out watering the garden, twice since it was fairly wa5-6garden04rm.  I swear, I could watch the asparagus shoot up out of the ground.  Our asparagus bed came established with the house when we bought it 4 years ago and has always done really well.  This year, once I got all the grass off the top, is no exception!


My spinach is doing well.  Round 1 is getting it's third set of leaves in, Round 2 is on its first leaves and Round 3 is just starting to poke up out of the ground.  I need to get my last planting in this weekend.

I planted little gem lettuce - they're supposed to be cute little 5 inch heads of lettuce perfect for a single salad.  These little guys are just sprouting their leaves.


5-6garden02 5-6garden05


The rhubarb continues to flourish and the strawberries are beginning to blossom.  We are going to have to get in gear to get them protected!


5-6garden015-6garden03



My peas have finally decided to grow a little bit - they're starting to stretch for their trellis.


Last but not least, the broccoli.  I have tiny heads of broccoli forming already!  Some of the plants I had given up on after the Garden Beast attack are actually doing relatively well and may bring me produce after all!  Yesterday when I went out I saw beautiful little broccoli crowns forming:

5-6garden06


Today I saw that some Beast had a snack last night!  Grrrr!  At least they limited their party to two of my plants!

5-6garden07


The weather has been great this week: the perfect mix of rain and sunshine.  I'm antsy to plant my post-frost-date crops but will hold out.  Our nights have a tendency to stay cool for a little while longer.

_______________

~*~ Thanks for visiting!  Don't miss a post: subscribe to ThrivingMama via RSS or by Email or follow me on Facebook. ~*~

8 comments:

  1. It is all looking good. Asparagus does grow incredibly fast! I am also waiting to put out my tomatoes, squash, watermelon, and peppers. I am hoping the storm we get tomorrow will be our last "winter" storm!

    ReplyDelete
  2. You are soooo lucky to have inherited asparagus! It's so high maintenance to get started! I want to plant it sooo badly and then I read the instructions again and get discouraged!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Your asparagus looks great! Is it difficult to keep an asparagus bed? I've been thinking about it for a couple of years...

    ReplyDelete
  4. Just stopping by from Tuesday Garden Party. I just planted my garden last weekend and blogged about it. I hope to post weekly updates as to how it's doing, so maybe we can check in on each others gardens throughout the summer. Happy Gardening!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hey Folks - thanks for visiting! Zentmrs: I have to say we've hardly done a darn thing to the asparagus bed. We had extra compost one year and that got thrown on top & I try to keep the grass off the top. That's about it! But it was fairly established when we moved in so we're blessed with easy-growing asparagus. I have heard from others that it can take a couple of years to establish a good bed. Good luck!

    ReplyDelete
  6. I have beautiful broccoli plants, but no heads yet. I keep hoping....

    ReplyDelete
  7. Your garden looks great- I too, have asparagus and find it pretty undemanding, just needed weeded and picked at the right time. I would say go for it- it's not hard. Thanks for linking to the Tuesday Garden Party!

    ReplyDelete
  8. I was really surprised to see heads already - it seems really early for them here (Central NY)

    ReplyDelete