Although Memorial Day always falls at the end of May and summer solstice isn’t until June 21, I always feel that this weekend is the real start to summer.
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Although Memorial Day always fall at the end of May and summer solstice is n’t until June 21 , I always feel that this weekend is the substantial start to summertime . By now , we gardeners have been cut into and sowing and transplant , and of course weeding , for months now .
In my zone 7 garden , we have planted out the last of the finicky - don’t - like - cold - atmospheric condition - plants like the tomato plant , peppercorn , eggplants and Basil . In fact , our whole vegetable garden is planted and we really do n’t have any more elbow room . Once we harvest some more of the kale and other greens , we will have more quad for sowings of coriander and dill weed , and can vex in a few supererogatory plant which are sit around crammed in market packs or plant cells . By the end of June the garlic will be ready to dig and so once it is harvest we ’ll have a bit more blank space to cultivate .
It is hot already — in the 90s most Clarence Shepard Day Jr. — so plant are blossom and a few are ready fruit . Using thefloating row coveris helping to keep worm harm down . Although the pea plant are push the row cover up so that it no longer meets the ground and some varmints have been sneaking underneath and snacking on the sweet , tender , flowering plants . We have had lots of rainwater and the weeds are growing fast . Early morning and eventide are good sentence for weed , out of the blaze away Sunday . It is also metre to put down straw mulch now that the plants are growing marvellous .
When I embed the Basil , I dilute all of them back just above the bottom two hardening of leaves : be sure to do this so that you have plenty of basil to harvest and it does n’t flower so presently . For more info on this see my videoHow to Harvest Annual Herbs . I used the basil with some arugula , rozelle , greenish ail and olive oil to make a scrumptious sauce for pissed off edible asparagus , beets and new potatoes . Yum .
Today I had the delight of visiting a mentor , colleague and pricy booster , Dr. Jim Duke . I go to his home , theGreen Farmacy Garden , with a fellow Herb Society of America member Pat Kenny . before this calendar month we attend the HSA annual league in Austin , Texas , where I accepted the Gertrude B. Foster Award for Excellence in Literature on behalf of Dr. Duke . mode to go Jim – we are so gallant of you !
Here are some photos of the garden this hebdomad . Happy summertime !
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The garden is pretty much all planted. Floating row cover is on the greens, brassicas, peas and around the bean tripods. Click on other pix to enlarge and read captions.Photo/Illustration: Susan Belsinger
