First of May

Just a few photos to document the state of the growing things as of the beginning of May.

 

Greenhouse is doing pretty well. Lost a lot of pepper starts this year just from trying to do too much. Still had some successes.

Also kept about a dozen pepper plants from last summer. Nice.

 Fig tree doing well.

First tomatoes of 2021 on the left. Last tomatoes of 2020 on the right. It was my goal to cross this year's harvest over last year's like this. Fun.

I discovered these starting trays this year, end of April. Magnificent! Too late for the peppers, but just in time for pretty much everything else. Spectacularly useful. Nearly all the plants in this year's gardens will have a start in one of these trays. 

 Rhubarb is doing great. Peas are getting started.

Salad is getting a start. We caught scrub jays eating the young plants, hence the screen. Had real trouble finding actual Romaine lettuce seeds. We have Swiss Giant romaine variant, Red Romaine and the prettiest: Trout's Back Romaine.  

Asparagus starting nicely. Still needs another year or two before much harvesting.  

Garlic on the left, onions on the right (Walla Walla sweets and Red). Some Swiss Chard left over from last year for the chickens. 

Growing a lemon tree from a seed from my own lemon tree. 

Growing a kumquat from a seed. Got this one from a grocery store. 

Overview: early May in the garden.