It took some convincing for my son to come work with me, but I feel it is very important for him to practice his skills hands on. There wasn't much to pull, so I put this chore all on him. He of course took it in stride and he eventually really enjoyed the activity!
Things are looking up in the garden, soon the Arugula will bolt, it needs cut down so that it will grow again. It grows more like a weed then a garden plant which is good and bad. It will grow very fast and then flower in a night if it isn't cut back and it will shade out its slower growing neighbors in the garden bed if you let it. This green has a buttery taste at first with a very bitter finish, and is good for digestion.
"This ones really small Daddy." A few days ago he was playing "mario brothers" and decided to pull the radish early, and his mom gave him a bit of a scolding, I think he was worried pulling a small one was going to equal a talking to. It must be hard to discern when its ok to pick and when it isn't at 4 yrs. He completely amazes me at his many milestones, he's broken all the ones I had in my mind, now I just sit back and watch half in fear!
These are the best radish I've grown in a long time, so I had to do a little Steem photo shoot. They took on such a vibrant red, and they actually are more sweet then spicy even though they are large. When I plant, I sow the radish seed quite dense. A couple of weeks later you should thin. I would say I waited a little too long! Here it looks like 3 or 4 decided to fuse and make this mutant three legged radish.
This video of Levi picking the first of the radish is just adorable. Anyone keep having Dtube give an unknown error when they publish? I've tried 3 other times and I am 0 for 4.
Thanks for reading, have a great weekend, and give gardening a try!
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Links to my previous articles can be found here:
https://steemit.com/gardening/@mobios/planting-seeds-and-potting-up
https://steemit.com/food/@mobios/simple-grocery-store-gardening-trick-1
https://steemit.com/gardening/@mobios/cold-frame-warm-plants
https://steemit.com/permaculture/@mobios/get-shut-in-the-cold
https://steemit.com/permaculture/@mobios/secure-your-food-vault
https://steemit.com/permaculture/@mobios/save-your-harvest-like-your-cryptos
https://steemit.com/gardening/@mobios/a-look-at-my-seed-garlic