Peas and Berries

Despite the ends rain we're starting to see some things come ripe. The peas are huge and we'll be harvesting this weekend.

Clearly the wind has shaped the growth of the peas in the front! I've also started topping the garlic scapes.

We're also entering berry season. The raspberries are just starting to bear.

We've been picking the early volunteers and eating them but I'lll start feeling some of each day's pick for raspberry jam as the Saskatoons quit.

It has not been a great year for Saskatoons. There are some nice berries but they are late and the birds have really been at them.

The beans are also starting to flower finally. this week looks hot so that should help get some beans growing. The slugs have been denuding many of the leaves.

We clean south the freezer last weekend and turned most of the remaining tomato puree into sauce this paste weekend.

I'm keen to start jamming! Probably just raspberry this year. I noticed a bunch of cherries ripe in the neighbourhood (nanking, I think). We'll see if I get ambitious and do anything about that.

Greens, peonies and strawberries

I spent a lot of time weeding this week, but we're starting to see results. The first big harvest of greens (spinach and rocket) was a success. Arugula toast was not a big hit

The peonies are in bloom and add a lovely bit of colour to the yard.

We also had the first few strawberries.

We finally replaced the birdbath out back after several years without one.

More peonies.

The rhubarb I moved last fall have really come in and I look forward to a good harvest next year once they are established. 

The potatoes are also doing well, with the second planting coming up.

I expect we'll have garlic scapes to harvest in the next week or two.

I'm hopeful we can also harvest some peas this weekend. The Saskatoons are also looking like they are ready for a bit of picking. Not yet widely ripe but enough to warrant the effort. A bit of sun would really help the garden ut right now--it has rained every day for weeks!

 

Peonies, stink horn and firewood

The rain continued this week. The peas have been loving the cool weather, with lots of growth and some pods forming. The beans have also finally gotten a move on and the garlic is forming scapes.

The first planting of potatoes are also blooming. The second planting have just pushed dup through the soil so it looks like we'll have a good crop.

Had my first stink horn in the garden. Not sure where it came from. Deflated the next day. Ill be interested to see if it comes back.

I'm hopeful we'll have saskatoons too pick in the next two weeks.

I spent most of this past week finishing the splitting of the trees we had removed. I think we have enough firewood for a couple of years of backyard fires once the new garage gets built. Not much progress on that front with the rain.

The radishes we planted are going to seed.

And the peonies are coming out, which always adds a nice shot of colour to the side of the house.

This week I need to do a quick cleaning of the basement freezer to get ready for this years berry crop.