This year many plants seems smaller than last year, but in the last few days it’s been hot and wet, a combination that’s making things grow fast.
As well as other plants, the weeds have really been taking over, and you’ll notice lots of them in the pictures here. The new plot I got at the community gardens this year was neglected and very weedy.
The asparagus is almost as tall as me. Here’s what the male plants look like, sort of bushy and green:
The female plants have seed pods forming on them:
The garlic is beginning to brown and the scapes are straightening out. Harvest is a few weeks away.
The pear tree has a few small pears on it:
I’m growing mustard for the first time this year, and here are the last few blooms on the plants. I’ll certainly be growing it again. The young leaves have a nice spicy flavor, and are great in salads. The plants do a great job smothering weeds, and the flowers attract pollinating insects. The plants sure have a lot of seeds on them, and it’ll be interesting to see if I have enough to cook with. This variety is called Florida Broadleaf and comes from a local gardener, Crazytomato.
The yacón is still small, but starting to grow fast. This is the normal brown skinned variety I grew last year:
The is yacón morado, a red skinned variety. Both these varieties come from Frank. You can see the leaves look very different:
I grow celeriac or celery root most years. I don’t save my own seed, and this is Giant Prague from Baker Creek seeds. I think this is one of the more underrated vegetables, in particular it makes great soup:
