Today I plucked the remaining radishes out of the garden,
and I have to say that this year I had a fabulous crop! I wasn’t sure how these little red gems would
do in the Arizona heat, but with a little shade netting and cool night
temperatures, they did just fine indeed.
I planted three different types all from Ferry-Morse. The first, Cherry Belle, was the most abundant
with a mild radish flavor. The white Icicle
radishes didn’t produce too many, but what did come up was mild in flavor, not
my favorite, but fun to have a different color and shape. Now the third radish, the Sparkler, was
surprisingly hot. These red and white
radishes left my tongue screaming and my husband laughing at me (he doesn’t eat
radishes). Of course the question he
posed to me was, “If they are so hot, why do you keep eating them?” Well, I guess as any hot pepper lover knows,
you just can’t help yourself. It’s addicting
in a way. They are good and spicy, and
they came from my garden, so by golly I’m gonna eat those little buggers!
Anyway, now it’s time to tend to the other items in the
garden, all of which are doing fairly well.
That is, except for the carrots.
Yesterday I went out to water and discovered that all the green tops had been
eaten off of those little sweeties. As
Elmer Fudd would say, “Hey there’s something awfully screwy going on around
here.” Yes, the rabbit is back. Last month he promptly demolished our green
bean plants which were doing so, so well.
Let’s just say if we find that little critter we’re going to make some hasenpfeffer
stew! But I digress.
Back to the point. The
tomatoes are doing well, the peppers are doing well, the eggplant looks so good
we have to pinch it to make sure it’s real, and the artichoke (our new
experiment) is growing in leaps and bounds.
So I will report back on any interesting gardening tidbits, and in the
meantime, “Shhh, be very, very quiet. I’m
hunting rabbits.” Where is that Elmer Fudd when you need
him?
Happy Summer Solstice to you all!
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