Growing brussels sprouts

The brussels sprouts planted from seed has emerged well, with many seedlings in a row.
I will have to thin them soon, or they will crowd each other out.

spinach in late May

The spinach, though it still has a few weeks to go, is a little disappointing.

snap peas are nearly four feet tall

This picture is from 2 weeks ago. Today the first flowers were out. The last few days of warmth and sun have a big difference.

4 weeks of rain!

It did nothing but rain in the month of May. But we went from having the heat on to having the AC on. Summer arrived in a flash and there was finally, some nice weather for memorial day weekend.
The warm temps have brought out all sorts of flowers, and the veggies are cranking along.
Signs of life from the potato patch.
More beans have emerged, but still a sad showing all around. I think I will plant some more seeds this weekend.
Brussels sprouts and broccoli have come up.
Finally some signs of life from the parsnips. Wee sprouts have emerged over the warm weekend.
we can probably start eating the spinach already. There's still not as much as I would like. I could get perhaps 4 servings of spinach from our still young 3 SF patch.
The strawberries are coming along nicely and the raspberries are starting to flower.

Rain Rain Rain

Once I have plants in the ground, rain is suddenly a welcome thing. 1/4" is expected today.

What a difference a month makes

Just one month later and the April 1st snow is long forgotten. There are snap peas coming up, and lettuce, cilantro, spinach and chard.

Finally we have had a few days where it's not raining, snowing and/or generally cold. Yesterday I got kentucky pole beans, french filet beans, brussels sprouts, broccoli, and basil planted.

These are the good days when the sweetest reward is just the plant emerging from the ground...long before the fungus and blight and critters and hot/dry summer sucks the life out of everything and gardening becomes a daily fight for survival.