garden update 7/16

I had plans to do all sorts of things today, and intended to spend just a little time in the garden — but somehow, I spent the whole day watering, weeding, dividing, and repotting. Things are going well. I pulled up all the kale, with no regrets. It’s good to have the extra space. Maybe tomorrow I’ll sow some seeds — must get going on the fall/winter plants. For my own amusement, here’s a list of the plants we’re growing so far:

In our community garden

4 tomato plants
4 pepper plants
1 eggplant
carrots
3 swiss chard
lettuce greens
3 cucumber hills
bush green beans
x kale - eaten, and removed due to aphids
x arugula - eaten
x radishes - eaten
basil - 4 types
dill
cilantro
sage - 2 types
thyme - 2 types
lemon verbena
rosemary
chives
flat leaf parsley
lavender
mint
strawberries
raspberries
nasturtiums
calendula
marigolds - 2 types
sunflowers
cosmos
 zinnias

In our garden at home

patty pan squash
cue ball squash
watermelon
2 tomato plants
1 cucumber hill
basil
parsley
lavender
chocolate mint
variegated mint
lemon balm
…and many ornamentals