I've been doing some research on Sweet Potatoes (one of my new plants to try growing for the Growing Challenge). I think I'm going to try White Triumph. It's not recommended for northern areas, but none of the white ones were, and that's what I want to try growing.
Rained quite a bit last night and it’s pretty wet out this morning. It’s hard to say whether there will be dry enough weather to get out in the garden. If it does become an indoor day, I'm going to try sprouting some of my emmer seed to make sure it's viable seed.
I did dash out this morning to check on my peas. Yea, they are sprouting! I love how they push themselves up and out of the soil.
The kale (“Laciniato”) and cauliflower (“All the Year Round”) are sprouting too.
Checked my sorrel. It’s just getting big enough to start harvesting.
Looks like the Swiss chard that I wintered over is about to take off too.
The garlic needs to be weeded. I have poppies coming up everywhere. I love poppies so much that it makes it hard to pull the volunteers. Ah well, tough love. I love garlic too!
One variety of rhubarb that I have will be ready to harvest soon too. I’m not sure what variety it is, it came from my grandfather’s garden.
Also on the "to-do" list is bamboo from my mother to put in the ground, along with the one that has been growing in a whiskey barrel. This was a tough decision, but I’ve decided to risk the invasive qualities of bamboo. Why put the bamboo in? Well, it will quickly make a great screen for privacy from the neighbors. This is a clumping variety so it won’t spread super fast. I’m hoping to manage any extra bamboo by harvesting for garden stakes and picking the shoots to eat.
Hmm…I wonder if I could manage the snails the same way? Escargot anyone?