Alright, it is high summer and the garden is presently +35C. I'm going to let it cool down a bit before I water tonight but that gives me a chance to catch up on blogging.
We had our first harvest off of the haskap bushes over the Canada Day long weekend. Not huge haul of berries and they'll just get tossed in with the mixed berry jam, but an encouraging sign that these bushes will produce once they get bigger.
The peas finally took off after a late start. These are now over six feet tall and are about to top the trellis. The peas around the interior of the fence are also starting to put on some height. I'm helpful we'll have a harvest in the next few weeks.
The one crop that has done well has been the lettuce. We have an unlimited supply of lettuce plus more queued up when this crop bolts (which will be soon).
My stunt gardening plans this summer included trying brussel sprouts and egg plant. The first brussel sprout plant has suddenly taken off.
And you can see the little brussels starting to form along the stalk. The slimy look is because it was wet when I took picture. The other six plants are a few weeks behind in their growth.
The peonies really blood while we were away on a short holiday.
The heat wave has also force the daylilies a bit early.
I also have some bell peppers finally!
And, after a hard started that decimated the plants, the eggplants have bounced back, are growing and have flowered.
The next few weeks look like a lot of watering since this heat wave looks set to continue. Hopefully, we'll see some raspberries soon. It looks like a good crop this year if we could have just a touch more rain.
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