In order to live off a garden, you practically have to live in it.
~Frank McKinney Hubbard
Plot 63, Roseville Community Garden on Sunday, May 26, 2013 (Click photo for larger image.)
Memorial Day weekend, five full weeks since Plot #63 at Roseville Community Garden was planted, and the garden’s progress is way ahead of last year. Part of that is due to the fact that I got things in early, and part due to keeping ahead of the weeds this year and making more frequent visits to the garden.
The tomatoes – having survived the killing freeze that took a toll on others in the garden – are approaching two-feet in height and contain dozens of blooms. ‘Maters by the Fourth of July?!?! Another frost alert tonight has me planning for a late evening visit to ‘cover up’ again, with fingers crossed that the weather guys are wrong.
The first radish harvest of the 2013 garden season…and there are many more to come in the next weeks. (Click photo for larger image.)
Everything else – especially the beets, carrots, chard and radishes – are progressing marvelously, as the image of the entire garden above shows. In fact I brought home the first small harvest of radishes today, and my Mom’s trip to visit from Minnesota was deemed complete…she got her first fresh radish sandwich of the year!
I’m happy because the potato salad for tomorrow’s Memorial Day block picnic will have some tasty radish garnish! It’s starting to ‘taste like summer’ despite the cool, damp & dreary weather. Let’s hope the frost hold’s off tonight and the gardens stay safe.