Today I picked 6 1/4 pounds of beans. Some were the bush beans but most were the Blue Lake pole beans. They are doing very well. But I think next year half a bed rather than a whole bed would be plenty. Or maybe I'll plant only bush beans and do three-week succession plantings. I have about a dozen plants now, which I think would be enough for one planting. I made six jars of dill beans with half of the beans I picked and froze the rest. It's too hot to can right now.
For dinner I made a quesadilla with sauteed onions, two tiny eggplants, a Gypsy pepper, a Mexican grey squash and a small potato. I added a little basil and oregano and some cheddar cheese. It turned out really good.
The broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts starts I bought at 13th Street Nursery are doing very well. I have them under a floating row cover, then topped with a double piece of shade cloth on a hoop. As soon as the potatoes come out I'll plant them all in that bed.
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