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Garden Update

Our two new fruit trees look tiny compared to the others on our property, but I'm hoping they'll grow up strong and stick around for a long, long time.

In the garden the oregano has shot up and bolted, so we're just letting it do its thing. The strawberries are still thriving, too.

Kat's experimental artichoke seems to be doing well.

We've started a few more radishes. The basil is doing great so we're harvesting that now as we need it.

The pole beans have started producing as well.

The cucumbers have taken over the back fence and are starting to creep out onto the driveway.

I'm glad I'll be making a lot of salads and have neighbors that like cucumbers. It's cucumberpalooza here.

And we're still picking strawberries every two or three days or so. I think overall the garden is a success.

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nightsmusic said…
I think your garden is a huge success! Better at this point than mine does at about the same timeline. Cut that oregano back though and you'll get another nice growth you can dry. I haven't even looked at plants yet. It almost got to 50 here today and the wind! Oy! Too cold to plant yet, it would either freeze (yes, we're under yet another freeze warning tonight which is four in a row) or the wind would just beat them down to the ground. I need warm weather!
May 11, 2021 at 6:00 PM
the author said…
Thank you, my pal. I wish I could smuggle you down here, we're having lovely warm days and cool nights. It's the calm before storm season begins next month, however, so I won't kidnap you. :)
May 14, 2021 at 8:44 AM
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