Spinach, strawberries, greens, peas

Today Deb & I picked a nice bounty from both gardens. We racked up another 4 strawberries, 1.25 lbs of the last of the unflowering spinach, 3/4 lb of snap peas and 1/2 lb of greens.

We hope to be be eating our very first homegrown blueberries, blackberries and raspberries within the next week or two.

I'm experimenting with propagation of woody cuttings of four plants: roses, blueberries, blackberries, and grape vine.  I picked a barely woody branch of each species, and cut them off at a 45 degree angle with a very sharp knife. I purchased a rooting hormone powder. After dipping each in the hormone, I inserted them into a hole in the dirt. The blackberry and the grape vine died within a few days.  The blueberry and rose cuttings have remained alive and healthy looking, going on a week now. I removed the limp blackberry and grape vine, and cut a more hardy branch from each. This time, in addition to the rooting hormone, I put a dab of (RAW) honey on each stem. Honey is said to have many of the sugars and minerals plants need to survive and encourage root growth, and it has anti-fungal properties as well.

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Total produce count for the year:

40 strawberries

1.5 lbs carrot roots

2 heads of garlic

2 garlic scapes

3.15 lb sweet/snap peas

15.2 lb assorted dark greens

7/8 lb baby radishes/greens

1/4 lb mature radish roots

42.75 lb assorted lettuce

4.75 lb spinach

2 1/2 lb turnip roots

2.63 lb miner's lettuce

3/16 lb mache/corn salad

5/8 lb baby greens

1/3 lb arugula

3 asparagus spears

3 trays of wheat grass(inside)

3 trays micro  greens(grown inside)

A countless amount of:

  parsley, basil, peppermint, spearmint, lemon balm, burnet, fennel, thyme, dill, green onions