Today was a great day to get out into the garden to pick the peas and do some other work. The peas have been really prolific and I will be sad when they are all gone.
Next I moved on to the beets. They are growing nicely but it's time to thin them again. I thinned them early on but I always leave a few too close so I can pick some baby beets too. These are way too close so I pulled the smaller beet.
Now they should be able to grow all the way to full size. I pull the baby beets which doesn't really disrupt the other beets nearby.
These baby beets will be a tasty part of dinner!!
I can see that I really dropped the ball on my kohlrabi. There are way too many that are way too close, but kohlrabi really can't be pulled without disturbing the other close neighbors so they have to be clipped.
I clip them as low as I can and it seems to be okay for the rest of the season.
I then moved on to thinning a few more baby carrots so that each carrot is about an inch apart. I do know if there are too many way too close you won't get any good sized carrots. Our bunny, Rigel loves those baby carrots and the greens.
I will have enough baby carrot treats for him for at least two days. He eats the greens first which makes me wonder if we are eating the right parts?
I also did a few more tomato tie ups to my stakes. Gardening is so mentally meditative for me. I pull a weed here and there as I go and maybe even my neighbor will come out to take a look at their own garden and we will chat. I don't really believe there is one correct way to garden. We all learn from each other and by trial and error you can narrow down what is best for your garden. Many people have shared with me over the years. I hope you will share with me one day soon too!
Happy gardening!!
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