A clever weekly state of the garden memo is current on what is scheduled to be grown, what’s been planted and its progress, what is close to prime time and eventually…what will be in short supply.
June is here! We are excited to see the first blooms of the showy milkweed this week. This project has taken 18 months, from planting to flowering. It will be interesting to note which pollinators come to visit.
Spring continues to unfold at breakneck speed. Each week, we see different flowers and new growth. Even with the rain this week, the ground is still dry, meaning that we are already using irrigation.
The summer garden is taking shape! We have all been busy bees preparing the ground for planting. The big push was to get all the beds shaped, fertilizer applied, and drip tape in place before forecasted rain.
The event tent set-up was finalized this week. The lights are in, as are some of the tables and chairs. It will all be ready for the first event.
Spring is all around us. It’s Camas time, or at least it is bloom time. We planted them two years ago and have watched each year as we have had more blooms. Now, the entire bed where they are planted has a purple hue. This year, we will mark them for harvesting in the fall.
The first California poppy opened this week! We went from soggy ground last week to full-on spring. This is the time of year when there are not enough hours in the day to accomplish everything that needs to happen.
The violas are happy with spring. We planted them throughout the garden to provide a good supply of flowers for all the kitchen needs. We are also harvesting borage and calendula flowers.
The smaller sprouts of the purple sprouting broccoli are going to flower. These flowers are very popular with the bees. Let us know if you would like some, and we will harvest them (early in the morning before the bees are abroad)!
Spring is the time that violas shine. These lovely edible flowers are scattered throughout the garden by self-seeding. We also deliberately planted some along the garden path for added colorful spring blooms.
It’s purple broccoli season! However, as you can see, it is growing rapidly through the bud stage toward the full-on flower stage. We are harvesting as much as we can before they flower.