This spring's harvest was certainly challenged by the early heat. Unlike last year's endless rainy days, this spring was much drier.
Despite the hot weather, our sugar snap peas (strategically planted under the filtered light of an old ash tree) were a delightful spring success, a whopping 68 lbs. The plants grew almost as tall as last year, making us glad we also experimented with a shorter variety. Perhaps next year, we will not have to pick on our tip-toes.
From plant to plate, the kitchen was supplied from the end of May through the end of June with a fresh & crunchy vegetable.
We experimented a little more with radishes & greens in hopes of having early cool weather crops and were thrilled with the bright red radishes & 2 varieties of kale.
This year, the blueberries came early, thanks to the heat. However, our harvest was noticeably less than prior years, making us glad we had planted six beds this past fall... 
... six new beds we hope will provide fresh berries for the kitchen & the birds for years to come. Once again, as tradition carries, as our harvest petered off, we turned the remainder of our crop over to the birds. You are welcome Catbirds.
The raspberries were ushered in early with the heatwave, thriving in the heat. Without lots of spring rains, the raspberries could sit & ripen without worries of rotting.
We used some fresh in the kitchen, but kept a tidy quantity to make jam & vinaigrette dressing later.
Despite the hot weather, our sugar snap peas (strategically planted under the filtered light of an old ash tree) were a delightful spring success, a whopping 68 lbs. The plants grew almost as tall as last year, making us glad we also experimented with a shorter variety. Perhaps next year, we will not have to pick on our tip-toes.
From plant to plate, the kitchen was supplied from the end of May through the end of June with a fresh & crunchy vegetable.We experimented a little more with radishes & greens in hopes of having early cool weather crops and were thrilled with the bright red radishes & 2 varieties of kale.
This year, the blueberries came early, thanks to the heat. However, our harvest was noticeably less than prior years, making us glad we had planted six beds this past fall... 
... six new beds we hope will provide fresh berries for the kitchen & the birds for years to come. Once again, as tradition carries, as our harvest petered off, we turned the remainder of our crop over to the birds. You are welcome Catbirds.The raspberries were ushered in early with the heatwave, thriving in the heat. Without lots of spring rains, the raspberries could sit & ripen without worries of rotting.
We used some fresh in the kitchen, but kept a tidy quantity to make jam & vinaigrette dressing later.
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