Suck it rabbits!

The (hopefully) rabbit-proof fence. Ok, so they can likely jump more than 3 feet high. Hmm, the interwebs tells me that rabbits can jump "36 inches or higher...". I'm willing to gamble that there is enough easy to reach food that rabbits will be detered by the fence. Besides, even if it isn't entirely effective against rabbits, it can surely keep out the litterbox cats and baby D.

Growing Persian cucumbers

Cucumber seedlings emerged after just 1 week. I have started long Persians from seed as well as a pickling cucumber. I just can't help shunning the durable marketmore in favor of more interesting flavors. If last year is any prediction, I will go crawling back to the garden center for some marketmore starts to supplement my failing fancy cucumbers

Growing strawberries

Growing strawberries might be my favorite part of the food garden. The perennial strawberries come back year after year and the biggest issues I face with them are that they spread like crazy and the birds love them. So, I have to pull out a few stray runners and cover the patch with bird netting as June approaches. Those two things aside, they are pure joy. They grow easily and don't seem to have any insect pests. Even when I don't remember to water regularly, they turn out fine. The flavor of garden strawberries is unlike anything I have ever found in a store and the kids gobble them right out of the garden. I love to see the strawberry juice running down their chins as their cheeks bulge with berries.

Growing red onions part 2

The red onions are getting bigger by the week. Here they are on May 16th.

Growing red onions

These onions are about 3 weeks old. Started from commercial starts about the size of a gumball. Onions are supposed to help keep insect pets away from the garden.

Growing spinach

At 6 weeks, the spinach is looking good. They are coming in pretty well and show good growth. There is some leaf damage from an insect, but otherwise, the plants look healthy.

Growing carrots in a small garden

The nantes carrots are just about 3 inches high at 6 weeks. They are growing thickly in a few patches, but there are lots of gaps. As they get bigger, I will have to thin them so that there are a few inches between each carrot.