A Cherry Bomb pepper, that is! Week 6 and we’re moving right along. Plants are growing and the first pepper has developed.
I also went crazy and pulled out a radish. Since they were planted on April 11, I thought they might be ready. I was thinking 30 days for radishes. Turns out, you should read the fine print. This heirloom variety takes 35 days (and that is from sprouting!) These sprouted on the 17th (ish) so should be closer to grown by May 22. Note to self: gardening takes patience!!
Anyway, here’s the one early radish – super hot and peppery – like horseradish.
Another two weeks and these will be ready to go! I’ve been watering a cup a day for each square – a 16oz styrofoam cup is my measure. (sometimes it rains and helps me out!). Also keeping each square weeded, which only takes a very few minutes while I am watering. Greens looking great as well!
How crazy are the zucchini? These leaves are really huge and really prickly! The ladder isn’t causing any problems, but I have to figure out how to keep this in check.
Tomatoes doing well and flowering as well. I’ve been trying to weave them into the squares to keep them upright.
So – this hasn’t been so very hard. A few plants didn’t grow at all – oregano and zinnia, but most are growing right up!
