Mid-May Plantings

Today Megan and I sowed eight types of vegetables in our garden. We planted two rows of swiss chard, two rows of spinach, one row of tatsoi, one row of mixed radishes, one row of mixed lettuces, one row of arugula, two rows of lima beans, and two rows of Cherokee Trail of Tears beans. It's a little bit concerning direct sowing so many seeds in the garden, especially since I spotted a robin in the area after we planted, but I'm confident that we'll have some luck with the plantings. As soon as we spot the radishes coming up, we will likely plant another row of radish seeds to keep a continuous harvest going throughout the Spring. For the beans, we plan to put stakes in the garden so that each plant can climb up. We're concerned over whether or not the spinach will germinate, as the seed packets were leftover from our Opa's store of seeds and we're unsure of how old they are.

Tomorrow we will plant our Chioggia Beet seeds, and next weekend we hope to plant our pepper, tomato, and pumpkin seedlings directly in the garden. I will leave you with a pleasant picture of a chickadee at our bird feeder.

Jennifer