The snap peas are over three feet tall, and just starting to mature. A few of the carrots are big enough to harvest. Very nice additions to Sunday dinner.
We planted more onion sets last week. These are cheap to purchase - a bundle of about 100 for $3-4. We've found you can set them nearly anywhere there is regular water; near bushes, trees, or flower beds (yes - we have grown onions and garlic right along with our flowers by the front door). Leave them till the tops dry up and cover them with mulch or grass clippings to keep them cool. You can pull them as-needed and they will stay fresh for months right there in the dirt.
Set out the last of our peppers yesterday - California Wonder and Anaheim. I've been told these rarely cross-pollinate but if I were saving seeds for next year I'd separate them to be on the safe side.
Birds have decided to break off some of the tomatoes that were six inches tall, which reminds me of a gardening rule: Always plant more than you think you will need. There are always plants that die, get disease, or get pulled up by curious birds. Extra produce is an open invitation to share with a neighbor. The alternative - going without because you don't have enough - is much worse than sharing so if you have room plant extra.
Earlier is nearly always better in our climate, so that plants have time to grow and set fruit before the summer heat arrives.
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