This week was another weather rollercoaster with no rain and record-setting heat mid-week in the 90s! This is insane to think of in mid-April in the DC-area. I was away touring gardens with the Azalea Society of America in Athens, Georgia, and it was hot down there, but it was hotter here!
I did not anticipate the weather would be so extreme, so I didn't bother to ask anyone to water or watch over the plot. As soon as I got home yesterday, I ran over and watered all the seedlings and was grateful to see the covercloths I put in place had helped a bit.
A few of the Asparagus spears had shot up to several feet high, so I cut them off and put them in the compost pile. Then I was able to harvest several smaller spears too for dinner.
The 'Seascape' Strawberry plants are settling in and starting to flower -- as are the Blackberries (see pic above). These early flowers hopefully mean a nice harvest of early fruits.
The Kale, Peas, Lettuce, and other seedlings are doing fine.
In the pollinator strip, soon we need to thin the seedlings for both the California Poppies and the Wildflower Mix -- and to weed! However, that will have to wait until I get some time next week and the weather cools off.
Next week, we will plant any herbs or other veggie starts that we purchase at the Franciscan Monastery Graden Guild's plant sale -- we will have a table there all day on Saturday, 4/18. Please come by and see us there!
What are you growing and harvesting in your 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 15th 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).
