A busy day getting rid of most of the fall and winter vegetables and continuing to plant for the spring vegetable garden. The Derby green beans I planted in late February will be blooming a week or so. I sprouted the Florida Staystweet corn and planted the sprouts at the same time as the beans. The stand is good and the corn in now about 8 inches tall. For some reason some of the plants are very strong and a few are very weak. I have always observed this with corn but do not know why.
All of the original lettuce is bolting and now has added some needed green matter to the compost pile. The Red Sails lettuce I started indoors in February in now ready. The beets planted in November are ready for a final harvest. The ones I planted in December need another week or so. The arugula is about 4 feet tall and blooming. I pulled all but one plant, leaving it for the flowers. Likewise, for the bok choi. The bok choi was good, but I never got around to eating all of it. Greens and bok choi are a bit hard to give away. Most people either don’t like it or don’t know how to prepare it.
Planted some black eyed and purple hull peas; probably a little early, but I expect they will be fine. Also planted some Genovese Basil seed that we got at the Urban Harvest Gala.
Sugar snap peas have been outstanding. The plants are about 8 feet tall and covered with peas and white blooms. They are a must raise veggie for here. Plant around December 15. Tomatoes are blooming and the cherry varieties have some little tomatoes. The plants are a little leggy. Maybe I left the frost cloth on too long, or it may just be the nature of the plant. The Sweet Chelsea seem to be related the the bean stalk in Jack and the Bean Stalk.