This week's weather was hot and humid with LOTS of rains -- so there was no need for any supplemental watering. We did apply a weak solution of fish fertilizer* to the tomato and pepper plants, now that they've been in the ground for a few weeks. We'll continue to do that weekly throughout the season.
The Cucumber seeds planted last week have sprouted, but only one of the Zucchini ones has. I will give those another week before considering replanting that mound.
We harvested another quart of Blackberries and cut a few Dahlias (these plants were left in the ground last year).
We reset a large trellis and started four kinds of bean seeds on/around it. Those include Bush Bean 'Jade', Bush Bean 'French Filet', Pole Bean 'Rattlesnake', and 'Iron and Peas' Cowpea.
And seeded in a couple rows of Basil ('Prospera' and 'Italian Large Leaf') and planted a Thai Basil seedling along with a 'Prospera' Basil seedling for comparison purposes.
In the Pollinator Garden Strip, the Marigold seedlings are starting to flower, but the Zinnias are still a few weeks from any flowers.
Next week, we conquer rebooting the Cutting Garden.
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 14th 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).
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