I have a whole bunch of cukes the size of my ring finger, the tomatoes have blooms, the pepper is still standing there, and it looks like it’s trying to bloom. The mixed salad is coming along just fine and I’m putting more seed in another “swimming pool” for more salad greens. We just keep snipping and the greens keep growing. The onions are just the right size, but we’re leaving some in the ground so see how big they’ll get.
I’ve got three rows of collards, three rows of chard, and four rows of lettuces of various kinds... we’ve got more green leafies than any six families can eat. With regard to the chard and the collards, we need to start doing the blanche-and-freeze boogie.
I have spinach and lettuce growing in 5 gallon buckets on the back porch. I’ve only been able to cut them down twice for salads. They aren’t very big. I’m wondering if the pot is too small, they are overcrowded or should I feed them more and of what.
I wish I could grow beets. Before mine get big enough to be worth growing, they go to seed. I wonder if they need to be trimmed regularly?