it's almost time to say our goodbye's to the most northern pea trellis. our purple podded beauties were gorgeous but not heavy producers. we are still deciding what to rotate in. no surprises, my husband wants a 3rd crop of radishes. the kale is growing like crazy. leaves reaching close to 2' long at times, four plants is BEYOND enough for two people. pulled a few carrots last night as an experiment. one was already trying to make it to seed, and after pulling it we realized it was sick with root fly. we nervously pulled a few more...everyone looks fine, but tastes as if they need some more time in the ground. potatoes are blooming, and if reality is anything similar to the bizarre dreams i have had recently, we will be blessed with more potatoes than we can handle.
now that weeding is really at a minimum and the worst of the work is over, we watch things grow and plan for all the preserving. half-pint, pint, quart, and half gallon jars litter all the space in our house. we received a dehydrator for the wedding from my mom, so i anticipate some dried tomatoes and fruits as well. the freezer is already stocked with several bags of strawberries from rickey's parents' alongside some cookies i made recently. the tomatoes are blooming like crazy, so the next week or so will be dedicated to finding the perfect salsa recipe.
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