I have been enjoying the beginning harvest of my little city garden. We’ve had spinach and salad greens for weeks, but now we’re getting bush beans, blueberries, tiny carrots and nasturtiums. It seems that I really went for the multi-colored veggie seeds. Probably wanting color when I ordered the seeds in the middle of winter.
This is the first year that I grew beans and that’s been a big success. I have a lot of light, but it travels between buildings, so technically I’m partly sunny.
It’s been very cold and rainy, which has helped extend the season of the greens. It has wreaked havoc on my basil because we seem to have a bumper crop of baby slugs. So the basil looks like swiss cheese. I pinched it back and already the new leaves look much better. Plus we’ve been having sun, so that should help as well. If I need to I will either put out some beer to lure the slugs or sprinkle some diatomaceous earth around the plants. The DE is made of tiny diatoms, which nick the slimey surface of the slugs and causes them to die. I think I’ll start with the beer though (if I can wrestle it away from my husband). I think the DE might harm the earthworms, which I really don’t want.
I have loads of tomatoes, so it will be interesting to see how they do. So far they look beautiful. I can’t wait for real tasting tomatoes!!!
