I cleaned up the pollinator garden area - raking out many pieces of metal, concrete, and other odd debris. A few pieces of Milkweed and Calendula are actually showing new life and sending out new leaves! I planted several Lemon Basil plants, a few Thai Peppers, and assorted other herbs along with some Calendula seedlings I still had on hand as well as a row of Marigold seeds. Then I re-set the "Pollinator & Herb Garden" sign.
In our own community garden plot, I harvested Lettuce for a couple of salads and cut scapes off the Garlic. I plan to make some fresh pesto with the latter in a few days.
The Dahlia plants that overwintered there are growing quite large and I need to make time next week to get the cutting garden section seeded and planted.
I took the new interns over to show them around. Next week, we'll plant the Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant.
The big news though is that the first Blackberry ripened his week and I picked another handful today. I think I'll get a few quarts of them by early next week. That is, if my mesh netting and fake snake (https://amzn.to/3X66Loi -- Amazon affiliate link) do their jobs of keeping birds and squirrels away.
What are you growing in your edible 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 13th 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).
