Garden Shots June 2011

A few random photos from the garden

We finally had a few good days show up in June, so I was able to get caught up with my planting.

The potatoes are looking good.

The onions seem to be progressing well.

 I finally got the main crop of my tomatoes in on June 11th, almost a month late, and my transplants were not too happy about the delay. I actually hope I get something out of these this year!

 The garlic I planted last fall has really enjoyed the cool, wet spring weather.

 My beets are doing well.

My carrots really sprouted well with all the wet weather, I was able to thin them out last weekend.

 My overwintered sweet onions are beginning to bulb out, and should be ready sometime in July.

My outside main crop of peas are starting to bloom. We have been harvesting peas from the crop in the Hoop House since early May, so we have plenty of peas this year!

We have been harvesting some heads of cabbage from the Hoop House in the last few weeks, and they were really good!

Hoop House Update

Even though it has been cool this spring, the plants in the hoop house have progressed quite well, and we have been harvesting turnips, lettuce and cilantro. Some peas and cabbage should be ready in a couple of weeks.

Peas are Blooming in the Hoop House!

As of April 25th, my Snow Peas have been blooming the the Hoop House. My Little Marvel peas have not bloomed yet, though they are getting close.The weather in northern Utah has continued to be cool and wet, so gardening outside the Hoop House has been very sparse. The forecast for the coming week is sunny and warmer, so perhaps I will be able to get some root crops in the ground towards the end of the week. One can only hope!

Wintertime Hoop House Gardening/Give Peas a Chance

The Hoop House after yet another winter snowstorm, February 26th.

Even though it sometimes can be cold and partly cloudy outside, I have found that my Hoop House can buy me an extra 20-30 degrees during a partly cloudy to sunny day. It's not bad, but I need to work to retain some of that heat during the night so that I will not get too cold and damage the young plants.

I went out and planted my first seeds in the greenhouse on February 6^th.  I planted green peas, snow peas, turnips, lettuce and cilantro, which will soon be followed by spinach. As of February 27^th, I have noted the peas, turnips and lettuce emerging.

                                                          Emerging snow peas

                                                            Turnip seedlings

Being that this is my first season attempting to grow anything in the new Hoop House, I guess that I am going to have to consider any growing this year as just an experiment.