I finally got the sprouted Sweet Potato planted in a large container that I placed in the plot. I'm hoping this year that being in a container will stop whatever critters ate all my sweet potato tubers last year. I also added a thick layer of Bloom soil ammenedment on top of the sweet potato's soil to give it extra nutrients as it grows.
We thinned the Basil seedings and Carrots. See the picture above where I scattered some of the basil thinnings and the Blackberries we picked on a white dinner plate for a little artsy salad sampler.
The Peppers, Beans, Cow Peas, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, and Zucchini are growing well in all the heat. I'm already seeing some 'Sun Gold' tomatoes ripening and lots of peppers forming. I think in two weeks or so, we'll be having steady harvests of many of these.
Next week, we should be able to collect seeds from the Cilantro and plant something else there in its place -- perhaps start some early fall crops. I'm not sure what yet, maybe peas, becuase every year I seem to be too late in getting those started to get much out of them by the time a hard frost hits.
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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