Summertime

Having pledged to welcome hot weather and not complain, I won't.   The weeds are certainly not.   Every shower starts a new batch and the plentiful subsoil moisture keeps them going.  The combination of planting, harvesting and weeding is stretching the time resources available.  The Divine Mrs. M and I picked 13 quarts of strawberries last evening and processed them for winter use.  In between I planted another bed of basil, cilantro and dill and weeded bed I planted 2 weeks ago.   Using the last light of day to check the rest of the garden, it looks like the calm before the storm.  As long as I can spend a night or two killing weeds each week I will stay ahead.  Unfortunately, Mother Nature is threatening to turn on the faucet again next week.  Meanwhile, the sugar snap peas will be ready to pick tomorrow and the first iceberg lettuce will make an appearance this weekend.  The asparagus will be allowed to grow out this week so it can produce food for next year's harvest.  The tomatoes are really growing in the heat, but we are still a month away from first harvest, barring any late blight problems.  The succession lettuce plantings are looking robust and the first broccoli is being harvested.  Looking down, things are looking up...