Fenton Friday: Broccoli Seedlings In

This past week has been up and down as far as the weather goes -- some wind, some rain, some heat and sun, then back to typical March temperatures again. 

Intern Madison Korman planted two cool-season crops from seed this week - 'Traditional Chioggia' Beets and 'Crispy Colors Duo' Kohlrabi - both from Renee's Garden Seeds. This, is in addition to the seeds started by our other intern Skylar Drew last week.

I bought a 6-pack of 'Castle Dome' Broccoli seedlings at Thanksgiving Farms last weekend and planted them today. I put them under a cover cloth and next to the one remaining Brussels Sprouts plant that made it through the winter. All th rest of the Brassicas died in the extreme cold winter this year. I usually have most of the winter-over, so that was quite disappointing. U have not grown 'Castle Dome' before so am eager to try it out. It is sypposed to be "a compact, heat-tolerant, and early-maturing hybrid broccoli variety." 

I did cut off the dead foliage from the Asparagus, but didn't get a chance to prune the Thornless Blackberries yet..

A neighbor came by and dug a good-sized section of Garlic Chives and Yarrow from the back section of the plot for her new herb garden. I warned her about their tendenies to spread and she will let them fight it out in a bed with mint and other aggressive growers.

I did a little weeding, but need to do a lot more to stay ahead of the chickweed and henbit! I see it taking over several open plots that are awaiting their newly assigned gardeners.

Fresh wood chips were delivered, so those will be next on our list to spread on the pathways that have gotten a bit bald around our plot.

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).