Sunshine!

Sun has finally come to Portland, Oregon! And I take stock of the damage done by the rain. It seems most of the eggplants have hung in there and come back, looking good. As for the peppers, the sweet ones are yellowing and have been mostly devoured by slugs, but as for the hot peppers, they seem a bit stunted (leaves are tiny), but I see a few small peppers coming!

So in this past sunny week, I have done the following:

Harvested much of our 47 heads of lettuce. As much as we can eat and give away, we are. There is still way too much lettuce out there, note for next year!

Harvested snap peas which are doing well, despite their initial battle with slugs.

Transplanted beans to another area of the garden, which was a gamble. They seem to have recovered easily and both sets now are growing vigorously.

Pumpkins are doing fabulously. The two planted in the ground versus the ones started indoors. Still, the indoor ones are doing ok.

Harvested beets! Leaf miners attacked the leaves more than I hoped, but there are still many edible parts, and the beets are a good size and look great!

Harvested collard greens and blanched and froze them! Harvested the rest of the spinach. I did not grow enough spinach this year.

Many of the tomatoes are doing great. Others look ill and stunted.

Chard is coming up. Strawberries are doing great. Garlic and Onions look great, and so do the potatoes!

Harvested some shallots from last Fall which look great. Right now they are hanging on our front screen door to dry out, but I have to find a better spot for them!

I will post pictures soon. I was hoping to do them simultaneously but I'm trying to catch up on posting.