August was our coolest in 25 years, but also our driest! The heat is back this weekend, I'm hoping also along with a few decent rain storms.
We planted the Carrot 'Dragon' seeds from Seed Savers Exchange way back in mid-April. Carrots are notorious for taking a long time to germinate and grow. This variety says 90 days to havest, but I left them in the ground far longer. We dug them this week to make room for cool-season lettuces and herbs. They are gorgeous! More importantly, they are delicious --10 out of 10. I'd definitely grow them again.
In that same bed where we dug out the carrots were some German Butterball Potato plants that popped up over the summer from leftovers from previous years' crops. (Is it ever possible to find and dig up every last potato tuber?) We harvested about a cup and a half of them and they made a tasty roasted side dish for dinner last night for two of us.
This week I also harvested a couple Cucumbers, some Zucchini, lots of 'Sun Gold' Tomatoes, a few 'Lunchbox' Sweet Peppers, a handful of 'Rattlesnake' Green Beans, and a handful each of Dill and Basil for flavoring some dishes.
New intern Ellen also picked several Thai Hot Red Peppers -- they are small, but mighty!
Next week, we will plant those cool-season greens in the bed we were clearing (mentioned above).
What are you growing and harvesting 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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