Delish! Lettuces from seed are coming up nicely. We're still harvesting spinach & now finding varieties of lettuces. That stake near the lettuce is supporting a trellis for cucumbers. We're hoping to extend the lettuce harvest by letting the cucumbers grow up the trellis & provide shade for the delicate leaves.
Kevin created this bed last weekend. He incorporated the existing stump in with some re-purposed wood from our neighbor. The bed is shaped in a triangle to give us an easier turn radius when we wheelbarrow soil into parts of the yard.
We haven't grown our own starts from seed over the winter because we travel. For this reason, we usually purchase a few starts from Greensgrow Farms where we know the plants are organic and non-GMO. This past weekend we picked up some tomatoes, peppers, and borage. This bed features two varieties of tomato, sweet red peppers, borage, & basil. Our friend Sonora turned us onto borage-- companion planting it, basil, & tomatoes together ensure that the tomatoes are flavorful! Plus, borage is a pretty little plant. We have several more beds with tomatoes & almost all feature borage nearby.
I have a few friends who have been relentlessly asking when it's safe to plant tomatoes. I say plant away! We should be past the risk of a freezing night. If you're busy, or uncertain about the weather, you could probably plant until Mother's Day. Enjoy!
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