If you are a follower of this Blog, you may remember our liberation of Carrots from Weeds about 3 weeks ago. The Carrots were getting overshadowed by the Weeds. Weeding Carrots is no small task, but it is well worth the effort. In fact, we won't have Carrots unless we weed. After they were weeded, they were mulched in with straw to deter the Weeds from growing. And 3 weeks later, that's what those Carrots look like now. They are good to go. Richard did pull one accidentally last evening. It was teeny. They remind us that they will be well worth the work and the wait.
Can you believe those Onions? It is our best crop ever, to which we attribute the Raised Beds and more fertile Soils. Richard planted 1100. Yes, 1100. He didn't intend to plant so many. In fact, he bought the starts which were advertised as packages of 50. During the planting process, he decided to count a package. It contained over 100.
For now, the Onions are mostly straight and tall. They are beginning bulb up under the ground. They are thick, which is not a good thing. That means the Onions that we ultimately would harvest would likely be smaller. We have 2 Beds of Onions and they are planted in 4 Rows.
We are going to try a little experiment of thinning the Onions, chopping them up (greens and all), and putting them in the Freezer. We speculate this may be a good way to preserve Onions for Soups and later preservation projects. We haven't tried this, nor have we seen it as recommended. We do know that lots of Folks freeze chopped Onions. So why would this be any different? Stay tuned. Growing your own Food comes with lots of experiments.
The next Bed behind the Onions would be Potatoes. We have 2 Beds of Potatoes. The Plants are big and robust, and they are just now starting to bloom. That means we will have New Potatoes soon.
And what is behind the Potatoes? We have 2 Beds of Peas. Each has 4 Rows with 1 large trellis inbetween. The plantings include Shell Peas and Edible Pea Pods. It makes sense that Peas, Potatoes and Onions might like to be together. We surely like to serve them up together in a Cream Sauce. That is a family favorite that can be traced to Richard's Mother. I can't wait.
The closing Portrait is of Richard hoeing the Dry Edible Bean Patch. We have had very good Germination on most of the Varieties. That's my Sweet Potatoes in the Bed mulched with Straw. It takes them a little while to settle in, and they are. Over time, the whole area will be mulched in Straw. This side of the Garden is in Warm Season Crops. They'll do their best in the Heat of the Summer. "Some like it hot", as the Old Nursery Rhyme says.
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