Well things are looking good here in Georgia, The beets are popping up and getting thinned out. I am really looking forward to some yummy tasty beets. My kids love them too and thats a good thing. Another good thing about beets is that you can eat both the leaf and the root.
This one here is Chioggia it has white and red stripes like a bulls eye when you slice it, Way cool! I can't wait to see it. The bed is laid out like a grid with old metal blinds I took down (gotta let the sunshine in). We are also looking forward to the Golden beets. Won't it be pretty to have a beet salad with all these different colors.
Here is my Boston Picking Cucumber with its first real leaf. My hope is to be caning Mamas Bread and Butter pickle recipe this summer. YUM! It has some lettuce poking up next to it keeping it company...I sprinkled some throughout the beets and pickles, making the most of my small bed. It'll get too here in a few weeks and the lettuce will bolt. So they make good bed partners with slower growers (they encourage each other). The kids and I are going to see if we can grow lettuce in the shade with succession planting throughout the summer. I hope so cause the taste and texture of home grown lettuce is way better.
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