The Summer is flying by! I was out of town for 2 weeks and returned to a garden brimming with produce that was ready to be picked. Everything is doing well except for the tomato and pepper plants. We have had an unusually cool growing season in the Chicago area, and the tomatoes developed some sort of fungal disease. The leaves are just shriveling up and dying. The plants are loaded with fruit, but I don't know if they will have the strength to ripen. I may have to pick early. The pepper plants are just stunted and spindly from the cool temperatures. From what I have heard, this is happening in New England as well.
Not all is bleak however, the cold crops are thriving! The cabbages, broccoli, and cauliflower are doing incredibly well. All of my herbs are thriving, and the onions are starting to come in. The raspberries have also started coming in. They are fragrant and sweet. Everything else is coming along at a normal pace for this time of year. It is nice to see all of my hard work start to pay off!
So, here's a rundown of what I harvested today:
- Raspberries
- Cabbages
- Rainbow Swiss Chard
- Cauliflower
- Bush Beans (Green, Purple, and Yellow)
- Shallots
- Yellow Onions
The cabbages are doing very well. These giant beauties are so sweet!
First batch of yellow onions!
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