August 9, 2012

Two weeks ago I bought six pack starts of broccoli (Fall Blend), cauliflower (Snow Crown), and Brussels sprouts.  I put them in 4" pots, but they are really getting big.  I was hoping to plant them in the potato bed, after I dug the potatoes, of course.  But the potatoes are still not quite ready to dig, so I had to find another place.  I pulled out the snap pea plants, which I was holding for seed.  I decided I really don't need them.  And I harvested some of my earliest carrots in the same bed.

 

I added some fertilizer to the area and planted the broccoli and cauliflower.  I still haven't planted the Brussels sprouts yet, but I think it's time to pull out the chard.  I can get all the sprouts in that bed. 

Meanwhile, back at the snap peas.  I had left a few plants that seemed to last longer as the summer heated up.  In fact, I pulled one that not only had a few peas, it even had a couple of flowers!  So I'll save those seeds and see what happens next year when I plant them.  It would be great to be able to stretch the pea season.