Gardening roundup

Counting on Mother Nature to continue raining on the parade, I hustled home early yesterday and transplanted lettuce, cabbage and broccoli before the predicted precipitation.  Who knew we would jump into summer mode!  Instead of the 3/4 inch of rain the forecast promised we only got a tenth and more promises of rain on Sunday night and Monday, with hot, humid weather in the interim.  Due in part to heroic efforts last weekend, the garden is relatively clean, but will require more attention on a daily basis to remain so.  Starting to harvest leaf lettuce and swiss chard for the market this weekend, along with spinach and asparagus.  The  latter crops are slowing down and will probably continue for another couple of weeks.  Flea beetles continue to be a problem in the brassicas and as the summer and winter squash start to grow the cucumber beetles will become familiar also.