We just got back from 2 wonderful, warm and sunny weeks in Sicily. I guess we picked a good time to leave town because we were informed that the weather had been cold and rainy, even below freezing all of Easter weekend. The peas, radishes and other plants accordingly stalled and look about the same. Our transplants on the other hand really grew! Thankfully our neighbor watered while we were gone, and the first thing I did after returning was pot up the tomatoes. They did get a bit leggy as the lights were further that a few inches away, but I didn't want to ask our neighbor to deal with that too! Sadly, the eggplants and some of the peppers have a green aphid problem. They don't seem to be suffering yet, and the organic insecticide oil I sprayed on them seemed to do more damage than the actual aphids, so I will just let them be for another month and hopefully they will make great food for the ladybugs once planted outside. The beets and fennel under row cover seem to be doing well, but the other brassicas and salad seem to have not grown much.
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| overwintered mache harvest right before we went on vacation as our last meal |
April 15th was my other half's birthday, and of course it was a great excuse to harvest rhubarb from the garden to make a cake (mixed with store bought strawberries). It was delicious.
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| first rhubarb harvest and random herbs |
On April 16th, I seeded the pumpkins, cucumber and squashes in newspaper pots and planted a flat of basil and thai basil seed.
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| mixed daffodils???? |
We have the loveliest purple tulips and old fashioned daffodils (white) blooming right now, but alas, I forgot to get a picture. The lilacs are starting to form buds and the daffodils are fading. By the way the dandelions are growing and blooming, I know busier times are just around the corner.
