The Depot Farm

  I am finally updating the growing season this year. Although it has been extremely wet, the early crops did remarkably well. Lettuces, radishes, bok choy and chard seemed to thrive this year. While the last of the peas were harvested last week, the beans and summer squash are coming into stride. Cucumbers should be ready in a week or two, followed by tomatoes a week later. All the winter squashes are growing well ( no sign of cucumber beetles), along with the white corn and the leeks. Onions and garlic are ready to start harvesting as well as beets. We've been mulching heavily to control weeds and conserve the moisture. Row covers on the broccoli has kept the cabbage moths at bay. Soy beans and celery look good as well as the dry beans. We are beginning to plant our fall crops (turnips, rutabagas, daikon radishes) as well as a cover crop of buckwheat in areas to be left fallow. Although it is too early to plant our fall lettuces and spinach, we will begin preparing the beds as they open up in anticipation of planting later in August and September. Seems like there is always something to do.