stupendous

the garden has been growing. I've been out there almost every day and no extra time to sit down and show the photos- until now taking a break from midday heat. This spring I dug into the garden not only my own compost, but also some "soil ammendment" a friend gave me (leftover after she planted some shrubs). Well I think I overdid it some- a lot of the plants have grow hugely, and faster than I recall ever before- but are somewhat lacking in taste. The lettuce bed is really full- but my favorite light ruffly black-seeded simpson doesn't have the sweetness I recall from past years.

(No, I have not made any progress rebuilding the sides of the beds)

Collard leaves are now large as my hand

So are the arugula-

and already bolting into pinwheel flowers

Peas are starting to climb their little fence. Rear row lags behind- maybe it doesn't get as much light.

fordhook giant chard has come up!

Beets look promising

Turnips!

I dug out a lot of borage seedlings- here's one in front of the leeks.

Also pulled a ton of volunteer tomato, dill, cosmos and echinacea seedlings. I can't identify these. Their seedling leaves reminded me of basil, but the true leaf is different?

Nepitella is grown enough maybe I could start to eat it

Sage looks like it's doing fine now!

Lemon balm is so thick I am going to start using it fresh for tea soon- and compost what's left of it frozen from last summer.

rear view of it all: