***What's growing? The official garden thread***

Leezestarr313

It's also fun in salads or salsa style things, to freshen the flavors a bit.

I got tomatoes in the ground, the herbs are coming, all fruit trees bloomed. Some squash, some melon, some corn (not showing yet) and baby okras that will go in the ground after Pittsburgh. Nasturtium and wildflowers are seeded and sprouted too. And I planted two paw paw saplings last fall, and at least one of them is alive! I am rooting (no pun intended) for the other one as well.

Loujoe

Great variety going there as always. Paw paw tree. Do you plan to eat the fruit? I'm pretty sure certain butterflies use it as a host plant.

I finally got my potatoes in. Purple and yukon gold. Put them in bags and covered with dirt. Might have crowded them too much but at least they are in. 
All plants look happy!

Purple Fairy Tree

Last year’s strawberry plant has come back, so far there are two green strawberries growing.  The small parsley plant has come back too. 

Leezestarr313

Loujoe said:

Great variety going there as always. Paw paw tree. Do you plan to eat the fruit? I'm pretty sure certain butterflies use it as a host plant.

I finally got my potatoes in. Purple and yukon gold. Put them in bags and covered with dirt. Might have crowded them too much but at least they are in. 
All plants look happy!

I would love to eat the fruit but I am aware that it may take a couple of years. Butterfly host is even better! Yay on the potatoes, we still have to get ours in too. All after Pitt.

soph189

Baby artichoke. There was a bigger one (as you can see from cut stem), but forgot to take photo before eating it 

Loujoe

soph189 said:

Baby artichoke. There was a bigger one (as you can see from cut stem), but forgot to take photo before eating it 

Loujoe

Never tried to grow them. 1 per plant? Assuming it will grow another. Maybe try next season.

Just harvested a bunch of lettuce. Onions are not doing well in my community plot. At home look pretty good. Plan to plant stringbeans in their place.  
Cucumbers at home got munched by slugs. Put out a beer 'trap'.
Put cucumber seeds in com garden. Those germinated.
Should be eating peas kinda soon. Beets and turnips in about a month. 
Then garlic should be ready to harvest too.
Basil seeds are slow to start.
Potatoes look good.

Will see. Every year is a little different.

Loujoe

those long things are garlic scapes. The stalk before it becomes a flower and uses the energy that is better spent growing better garlic bulbs. Have more scapes to harvest soon.
I grilled them up a bit. Chopped and added to butter to use later. Really delicious mellow garlic flavor.
Had a few onions that weren't doing well. Consolidated the good ones then planted stringbean seeds. 
A handful of turnips ready.
Peas are producing.
Good season so far!

lastexitlondon

kept these snacking cucumbers indoors for now.  I guess it's time to put them out asap

Loujoe

Wow. That is nice Rob!

Purple Fairy Tree

This is not my garden but the dog and I enjoy walking past the beautiful plants regularly…

Purple Fairy Tree

This is my garden…

Loujoe

Pretty. 
I never grew strawberries. Do you use the same plant every year? Stringbean plants? Looks great. 

lastexitlondon

I grow strawberry they produce runners and you pot up the runners they then produce more next year. Although the original plant still comes again next year. The runners are meant to produce better . Much like raspberries they spread

Loujoe

Yum and beautiful. 

Purple Fairy Tree

Nice pickings Rob   

Loujoe

soph189

Loujoe said:

Wow, very nice 💚

Loujoe

Funny. My dogs love to eat peas! Me too. We've been getting lots of rain so garden is growing well. Hooked on these garlic scapes too. Keeps the vampires away. Great time of year.

soph189

Aww that’s cute. My dog loves green beans and cucumbers. He hasn’t tried peas yet, but beefy Bob is an equal opportunity eater for sure. Are those snap peas or regular?