Possible rain coming and more radishes

 Since I don't have my handy dandy phone app, weather reports are based on what I overhear on the tv and what my ipad says. Much like old farmers, you look outside, note the weather, wind and move on with your day.

An older picture of the garden, maybe less than a year old seeing my raised bed frame is there. But look at that clear blue sky! April 5 of last year according to the time stamp. It's interesting seeing the shadow of the tree behind me is still naked and is very long so it was around 5 pm. Something to look forward to is the shade retreating again in a few months.

Yesterday the radishes could barely be seen, today a very definite line of seedlings. I tell ya, radishes, lettuce, cilantro and carrots are the fast ones to grow. That one onion is hanging in there in the back and still no movement from the ones I planted with the radishes in the other bed. When I did thinning some of the seedlings had already started to thicken at the roots for a bulb! (I ended up using my ipad in landscape position so all of my photos are showing that way.)

The 'wild' cilantro is growing quickly in the bark, the ones out in bare dirt not so much but it reminds me I need to give Dolores some seeds so she can plant some too.

After watering I checked on the carrots and chive and there are two little radish seedlings coming up. I don't remember which ones those are but want to say the Cherry Belle I had left over (maybe?). Kind of unexpected but if they're different then that's cool too. 

The reason for looking at the chives is the one in the raised bed isn't doing so good.

Rather spindly and looks like it's losing more leaves than making so I may end up pulling that out unfortunately.

Maybe I need to move it to the other corner that gets more sun?

The lone green onion is doing great though. That's left over from the cut ones I planted, then buried, then replanted.

 The peas are now getting going but no sign (thought I saw something when I was watering but maybe not) of the other seeds coming up. Those snow peas are more bushy than anything and will have to remember if I plant them again to put them in a cage rather than a trellis.

 

 

And yes those little tomatoes are still hanging around, doesn't look like anything is eating them. Doesn't look like the potatoes are being bothered either so crossing fingers. I'll gut the tomatoes and leave them laying around possibly this evening to see if anything eats them.

Despite rain predicted this weekend I watered everything because it needed water naow (picture is before watering). I may have to use some of the 'soil' that Dolores offered to repot that pepper plant and of course the oregano and roses. Those all will have to wait until next month because I planned on planting them in the long window box planter. Where to put that is another issue entirely. The onions will go in the raised bed eventually. Maybe put the other chive in with the bigger clump and then put one onion in each corner of the raised bed. Those potatoes are going to disrupt a LOT when they get pulled and I just remembered the other onions that are growing between the potatoes on the west side. Keep forgetting because the potatoes are just growing out so much they're being overrun.

That's a better shot of the onions being crowded, also that potato on the left is shading the little Romaine lettuce that's still growing. Everything is just coming along nicely and it boggles my mind seeing raised beds that are just so crowded it's a surprise everything survives and thrives. I was always taught (in ornamental landscape) that you plant according to the size of the mature plant. I think i did okay with this bed and truly forgot how big potato plants really get but I think it'll all turn out well and have to make notes for next time. 

First, if you plant potatoes, don't plant anything near them that is slower growing (looking at you onions). Second, also they are bigger than you think on top. Third, buy more soil than you think you need. Onions are the slowest thing out there.

I will have to see what the situation is when the radishes are done and those larger potatoes ready to pull. The onions in between will likely be ready to pull along with the other one. Cilantro is an ongoing crop and can be planted any time other than midsummer.

 I do this blog for my own reference and record keeping and having others find the information and experience useful is a bonus.