This update is kind of general, lots of areas of my garden. Being June, things are growing fast and there are fresh fruits and vegetables now. There has been a lot of rain, so not much chance to weed and cultivate, so there is some catch up to do. I over-planted, so some areas are too crowded.
This year I've been feeding the hummingbirds a lot more. They are coming back and emptying the feeder every day.
Most of the vegetables are growing very well. If something doesn't grow, I replace it.
Bush beans didn't grow or something was eating the seeds from underground, despite protecting them above ground. However the later planted rows are ok and growing true leaves now. Sweetcorn also germinated unevenly and I replanted one bloc. The first bloc is uneven. I suppose the slower ones will catch up.
I planted too many snowpeas. The seeds were about 6 years old, and I didn't know if they would grow. The Taiwan Sugar variety is hard to find, and those were seeds I had saved myself. As it turned out, most did grow, about half of the Taiwan Sugar and most of the Oregon Spring. The Taiwan Sugar is a bit less vigorous, but much earlier. None yet from Oregon Spring, but they are blooming now, very pretty.
I also planted the squashes where they don't have room to ramble as much as they will. I had planted potatoes in the fenced garden because the nonfenced area was not ready, which resulted in some room limitation. I will plan next year better. Still, the potatoes will be done in July, a month from now.
It was not a problem moving raspberry floricane plants this Spring. They are bearing nicely and sent up a bunch of sturdy primocanes for next year. The berries are tasty.
I thought I might have planted the pickle cucumbers too early, but they are growing very nice now. So are the other cucumbers. Dill isn't growing well. Maybe it will take off soon. Cilantro is growing nice. On the other hand, I got the Jalapenos in too late. They seem to be growing faster now so might still get a crop later.
I really enjoy those sedum / sempervivum planters, and they should never or almost never need watering. They are very nice to look at.
Brunswick fig is looking pretty good this year. Some are within deer reach, so I should do something about that.
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| Hummingbirds are emptying their feeder every day. 6.20.2020 |
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| Sedum planters filled in so nice. Some are about to bloom. 6.20.2020 |
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| I think I know what to plant outside the fence. Deer don't touch most herbs. 6.20.2020 |
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| I think a lot of the bush beans didn't grow because I planted them too early. The last batch is growing nicely. 6.20.2020 |
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| More bush beans. 6.20.2020 |
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| The thornless raspberries that I moved in May did very well. There have been berries to taste and primocanes are growing larger than the floricanes. 6.21.2020 |
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| The bush cucumbers (I think "Bushmaster" maybe?) are filling in. I thought I planted them too early but they are doing well. The dill is not growing so fast. Cilantro looks good. The mini apple tree grafts are behind the raised bed to shade the containers. They look very good. 6.20.2020 |
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| More herbs, on the other side of the fenced garden. 6.20.2020 |
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| The sweetcorn is quite variable. I wonder how much we will get. There is still plenty of time for it to fill in. 6.20.2020 |
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| More sweetcorn, planted later. Something ate a lot of the first plants. 6.20.2020 |
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| Sarracenia. So lovely. 6.20.2020 |
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| Brunswick fig. Maybe it will bear this year. Some figs are too low, within deer reach. 6.20.2020 |
