June, June, June!
Things truly begin taking off about now.
The beans are up, the peas are WAY up and even flowering here and there. The greens are growing in succession. Broccoli? A few.
Everything is getting taller, wider, greener. Buggier. Boltier. Chanticleer.
I’ve gone loony on the legumes this year with beans and peas as far as the eye can see (assuming the eye can only see about 20 x 20). I’m hopeful that a staggered planting of bush beans will prevent me getting overrun all at once, but heck.. that’s what the freezer is for!
Beans, peas.. Am I crazy?
Romaine lettuce ready to go
Flowering incoming! Pick quick.
Cascadia pea flower
Spicy!
Go beans go!
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June is wonderful with its all its growth. I just can’t wait for certain things. My peas are blooming too. I’m also growing Cascadia. The Super Sugar Snaps seem to be bursting out in blooms a bit better though. It won’t be too long before I get to pick them.
I’ve got three kinds of peas going. Cascadia (my favorite), Carouby (my second favorite), and Mr. Big because I wanted to try a variety I had never done. Can’t WAIT to eat these peas. Easily my favorite thing in the garden.
Wow, your garden is growing like gangbusters! Can you taste those peas and beans yet? The romaine is perfect looking. That’s why we put in all the hard work… yum, the freshest veggies. I’m a few weeks ahead of you so far as legumes go. Loads of snow and snap peas, but I’m not tired of them. The beans are setting, a couple of weeks before I get to harvest.
Wow! Just checked out your blog Michelle. That’s an awesome amount of beans. Can’t wait until I’m picking those guys…
What, don’t you have slugs? There are NO holes in your lettuce. That’s not fair!
Not a single slug! I swear.. very strange. None last year either. So far I’m almost completely pest free. This means that a giant meteor will strike my garden soon.
That is some gorgeous looking romaine! We’ve never been able to get romaine to look romainish. I think we’re in Loose Leaf Zone.
Well.. all I can say asonoma, is that if romaine is the only advantage we’ve got over your zone… you’re doing just fine! I love romaine, but I am actually a loose leaf lettuce type anyway. I love any crop that allows you to just keep picking it. Romaine is tasty and crisp, but it’s one and done.
Amazing pics! Can’t wait to eat some of that yummy goodness. You are definitely going to need to start thinking about best ways to preserve/freeze that bounty.
Hmmm.. best way to preserve that bounty is to eat it all!