This week was another week of hardly any rain, but instead of record heat - we got an overnight freeze! I had covercloths over all the tender seedlings and everything seemed to pull through fine.I was worried about the flowers getting zapped on the strawberries and blackberries--they look like they are setting fruit and will be okay.
We came to the plot to water and weed today (with temps in the 80s!) and a grown rabbit ran out of the garlic chives and took off across the garden. Then, a few minutes later a baby rabbit ran INTO the plot and hid himself against my fish fertilizer jug (see photo above). I wanted to evict him, but the stinker is too darn cute, so I Iet him stay. He and his mom were likely the ones who ate all my Pea seedlings. I planted new Sugarsnap Peas today and put more wire cages around them to protect them.
The Kale and Lettuce seedlings are doing fine. The Radish and Carrot seedlings are not up yet so I may sow new seeds soon.
Dill seedlings have popped up were I had a row of dill plants growing last year. We weeded out most of the dill seedlings, but left a few, and cut back a Mulberry tree that keeps trying to come up there.
In the pollinator strip, the Poppy seedlings are growing quickly. I also really need to weed there--that will have to wait until I get some time next week between garden tours and festivals.
This weekend, we have a booth at the FONA Garden Fair--please come by and see us there!
What are you growing and harvesting in your garden this week?
About Fenton Friday: Every Friday during the growing season, I'll be giving you an update on my community garden plot at the Fenton Street Community Garden just across the street from my house in zone 7 Mid-Atlantic MD/DC border. I'm plot #16. It is a 10 ft x 20 ft space and this is our 15th year in the garden. (It opened in May 2011.) See past posts about our edible garden by putting "Fenton" into the Search box above (at the top, left on this blog).
