there has been ample rain this week, with more on the way, so things are moving along in the beds...especially for the cool weather crops...
the spuds, onions, jerusalem artichokes, and wild strawberries are filling in the south bed...
you really don't have to look beyond a bed with strawberries in it for incessant activity...they are cooking berries and making daughters everywhere they are planted...
the ramps are confined to a limited area because of their need for a lot of shade...still, they are utilizing their space well...
there are strawberries and onions in this bed a s well...unsurprisingly, none of the zucchini i planted here has broken surface yet ( i do not understand how this "foolproof" squash and i manage to evade on another...perhaps i am not a fool ) hpowever there are radishes up and running..so, "half a loaf", correct?
all five varieties of wheat are filling in and gaining verticality...
the bed next to the wheat is alive with rhubarb and spuds that have found the sun...and...quietly, the sweet clover has begun to settle in as well...
the asparagus, onions, tomato, and, once again, strawberries, in this bed are all doing fine...the tomato and asparagus offer mutual support...the asparagus repels nematodes that attack tomatoes and the tomatoes repel asparagus beetles...something to keep in mind when planning beds...
the winter rye has, i believe, reached terminal height and has continued with its irruption ears...
the in ground teosinte continues to produce new leaves and begins to look more like itself...
and the potted teosinte, up from the basement continues to show surprisingly robust new growth...
and has begun to sprout silks to interact with the new flowers...more ears and seeds...it's what grasses do.
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