The summer interns are pictured above next to their respective plant responsbilities. (This image also gives you a good idea of what our plot looks like overall this week. I stood on the cistern's platform to take it.) They helped weed and water this week. We cleared out the right-hand bed for the Zucchini and Cucumbers, There are four mounds now. One each for 'Japanese Climbing' Cucumber that I ordered from Seed Savers Exchange, Slicing Cucumber English Seedless from Harvesting History, 'Dark Star' Zucchini from Seeds of Change, and 'Nimba' Zucchini from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. I hope all the seeds come up in each mound and that we will be thinning them to the best two or three seedlings on each mound soon after that. To protect the tiny cuke/zuke seedlings as they ermerge from birds plucking them out, we put hardware cloth wire covers over the mound.
This week's weather was hot and humid -- we had some rain, but by have had to do some supplemental watering..
We harvested a quart of Blackberries and cut the Garlic Scapes. The Cilantro and Arugula are bolting and I put a cover cloth over them as I want to collect their seeds.
The tomatoes and peppers are settling in. We planted Margold seeds in a line in front of both these groupings adding to the one Marigold 'Marvel II' plant we put in last week, which is already blooming.
In the Pollinator Garden Strip, the Common Milkweed, Calendula, Borage, Violets, and Cornflower are all flowering. The Marigold and Zinnia seedlings are doing well, but the Celosia have disappeared so I'm going to reseed that section--maybe with miniature Sunflowers. Also, someone threw a glass bottle in there that shattered everywhere so am picking out that glass as I weed and water--I'm hoping I get it all.
And... we have mice. One of the interns spotted and removed a dead one from our plot and we save a live one scurry through. So, on top of the resident rabbits and rats, we'll need to keep an eagle eye out for these new pests and have any fall fruit and other things cleaned up in the plots to discourage their future visits.
Next week, I hope to start our Green Beans seeds, Basils, and reboot 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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