Today I planted the cleome seedlings into the meditation garden. They were small, so not root bound.
Cleome is a warm weather plant, so I had waited until recently to start them. There were about nine usable seedlings, which is plenty.
I started these seeds May 23rd. The germination was slow and uneven, so the plant sizes are variable.
Elba potatoes are blooming nicely. These are a "late potato" but apparently bloom earlier and better than my other varieties.
The raspberries are doing great. Barely beginning to pink up. Next to them is a redcurrant that birds stripped of every berry. I didn't get to taste even one.
Strips of holographic tape usually deter birds, so I was generous in how much I tied to the raspberries and to the fence above them.
Here's a video. I tie it lime a kite tail, so every slight breeze whips the strips around. It can be noisy and in the sun, the flashes of light are almost blinding. I added some to one of the fig trees, too.
These are the first of the "Music" variety garlic, that I planted last fall. I've grown them through many garlic generations here, so they are very well adapted. The cloves are very large, and strongly flavored.
These are not ready to dig for storage. The paper-like covering needs to be dried out first. I think they will be ready in a few more weeks. Meanwhile, we have fresh garlic from the garden.
