Sorry, this is the artsy garden picture you'll have to put up with for the time being. The pole beans are my favorite thing in the garden. I love the willow poles they are climbing up, I love how tall they are, I love the way they spiral around the cling so tightly, and I love eating the vegetables they produce. Not everything is doing well in the garden this year. In fact the beans are getting some brown spots on the leaves which may be rust/fungus or possibly spider mites.The corn is starting to tassel, even though it is still very short. The zucchini are setting fruit, as are the tomatoes. Cucumbers, potatoes, and eggplant are flowering. The turnips, carrots, peppers, and cabbage, are all looking good. The basil is making a comeback. The peas, radishes and broccoli are all being harvested regularly. As are the chard, lettuce, and(measly) spinach. The mustard greens are prolific, and I'm not really sure what to do with them all. We ate some on our grilles brats over the weekend and they were delicious, but it didn't' really make a dent in the crop. They are pretty spicy so the kids won't eat them. Maybe a soup recipe? Same with the kale. They seems like cool weather food to me, so I'm reluctant to eat them when it's hot.
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I often made this salad in Germany when kale was almost our only thriving plant. With kale instead of spinach and fresh tomatoes instead of dried to be summery.
Your garden looks great! Don't have any ideas for your greens. I don't really like either of them but they do seem to do well everywhere!
Your garden looks like my dads type- I would be emabarresed (or what ever the word is-talk about feelings of inadiquicy-how's that for a double "Lorenz spell"-about my garden- I got the tomatoes planted but this year was to be the assessing of the ph etc to get something out of it-and lo and behold-things are punty to say the least- oh well, I'll take lessons next time you're down- LOVE MUM L
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