I am on a journey to grow more of my own food.
I have a few raised beds and each year, I add a few more. This is an update. Lettuce is doing well. The lettuce are smaller green-yellow plants in the photo below. The dark green plant is horseradish. The horseradish is a perennial so it returns each year. I planted it two years ago as a very small root. This will be the first year that I harvest some of the roots. Eventually, this raised bed will be horseradish only.
I also planted another bed of lettuce and some collards. Those beds have poor germination. We had a late freeze that damaged most of those plants. Here's a link to post from late winter on planting those seeds.
Also, I tried a new experiment this year. The experiment is using dried garden peas meant for consumption as seeds. @growingmyownfood/from-the-grocery-store-into
I am happy to report those seeds are doing very well! I have two beds of garden peas, and the first bed is about ready to start climbing on my wire cover.
On a disappointing note, the early peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers that I started in egg cartons were damaged by the cold late one night. I am germinating some new seeds. But here's a bright note to end with STRAWBERRIES!🍓
Each year, I have a raised bed of strawberries. They are perennials and do well in mild sun and moderate shade. The first blooms are here!
In other
notes, the asparagus bed is doing well. So far, I have gathered around two pounds of asparagus.
I hope everyone has a great weekend of gardening! That's my plans.