May
Garlic is here.
And strawberries.
Poppy seeds.
Bush beans.
Figs coming.
Persimmons coming.
Oh my, oh my, oh my, I can't wait. Tomatoes are coming!
Bees and flowers everywhere, and other babies are coming soon too.
Here's a hint about what's coming: making this late spring salad—arugula, stilton, the first nectarines, barely cooked eggs, and a sherry vinaigrette—will be a whole lot easier once they arrive and grow up.
Comments
What is that last flower in the pictures? So pretty!
Lovely photos.
I wish I had figs! I'll do better next year.
Love arugala. I planted mine too late so it may just burn up here in Sacramento.
Meghan: Thank you!
Ann: Yum--I'm so glad your garden is growing. Hey, I'm going to try growing purple sprouting this fall. Have you or your mother ever grown it? I'm looking for advice. The last flower is Salpiglossis sinuata, a Chilean annual that is insanely gorgeous and should be grown everywhere. I can't get over how spectacular it is.
Rowena: Your persimmons sound like they're getting close to blooming. The flowers don't look like much, but I love the way the young fruit look. Let us know how the persimmons grow!
Altadenahiker: I have two fig trees--one is covered with fruit and one is still a ways off. The one with all the fruit is a Kadota; the one without, a Black Jack. Most of the tomatoes I started from seed at the end of February, and with a few exceptions, are now hip-high. They're in hot, direct sun, so that may be part of why they're growing so fast. The amount of fruit just thrills me, as last year at my old plot, I had a shitty-ass tomato year with almost nothing. My grapes are just baby plants started by cuttings this winter, so no flowers or fruits yets, and, cherries? Do you have the low-chill varities (Minnie Royal and Royal Lee), or are you growing something else? Because I'm dying to grow cherries, I must know what you've got. Thanks again for the delicious loquats.
KFS: It is an egg, and if all goes as planned, within a few weeks, we should have a few future-egg-producers of our own. We're almost finished building the chicken tractor . . ..
Melody: Oh, my arugula is LONG gone; this arugula is purchased. Figs are super-easy to grow and you can grow them from cuttings. If you have a friend with a fig tree you love, ask if you can take a few cuttings from it this upcoming late winter, just before leaves start to unfurl.
Altadenahiker: No worries, lady!
My cherry tomatoes aren't doing a thing!
Wow, everything smells amazing right now after the brief thunder storm.
AH: Craig's Crimson, eh? It's now on my list. Also, I have a feeling that your yard ALWAYS smells good.