Got up to 95F today, sunny. Last night only went down to 70s.
Peas are still blooming. I thought I would have a bigger harvest where I could freeze some but we are eating them fresh as fast as I can pick them.
Broccoli, brussel sprouts, tomato, wild spinach. The leaves are very delicate and thin so far. Unlike New Zealand spinach where the leaves are very thick. Can't eat older radish and turnip leaves because they get prickles on them. Broccoli and brussel sprout leaves still taste fine.
Ants are climbing all over this good growing tough rose with killer thorns. I read somewhere that rose can act as ant trap plants for raspberries. Marigold lemon gem with edible flowers that I haven't tasted yet.
Planted out colorado rhubarb, parsley, oregano, and new zealand spinach using newspaper pot to shade seedlings. So far working well on previous seedlings. It seems to protect them while they are getting used to the outside.
The seeds of the cool weather greens like arugula and some mustards are still curing and we have moved to eating warm weather greens like kale, red mustard, orache, nasturium, etc. So far the leaf lettuce has not bolted yet. Nasturium has an interesting taste sort of peppery with medicinal undertones. I have been eating the wild strawberries as fast as I pick them but managed to pick enough to put in a container to eat later in the evening for dessert. Looks like we will be getting some raspberries in a couple of weeks. Not sure about the blackberries.
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