With the unseasonably warm weather here in the Charleston, SC area, seedlings are popping out all over my garden. So much so, I felt another garden update was needed. Here’s what has happened in my garden since Friday’s update.
I found my first strawberry flower (see main picture above). All my strawberry plants are from one original root that spent last season spreading out runners and putting down new roots. It didn’t produce any strawberries last year. Obviously, I’m in for a harvest this year!
Last spring I planted asparagus roots. I let them grow and go to fern for the year, knowing I could harvest this winter. I didn’t expect any spears until February, but here are my first ones!
First asparagus spears
Asparagus grows very quickly, so it will be interesting to see how many hours (not days) it’ll be before I can harvest these. Not to mention awaiting all the other spears to break through the soil.
Below are pictures of what has popped through the soil in the past two days:
KALE:
Kale @ 7 days
Kale @ 7 days
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING SPINACH:
Bloomsdale spinach @ 7 days
GIANT NOBLE SPINACH:
Giant Noble spinach @ 7 days
Giant Noble spinach @ 7 days
DAIKON RADISH:
Daikon radish @ 8 days
EASTER EGG RADISHES:
Easter Egg radishes @ 8 days
WATERMELON RADISH:
Watermelon radish @ 7 days
GOLDEN GLOBE TURNIPS:
Golden Globe turnips @ 8 days
DETROIT RED BEETS: They came through the soil 8 days early!
Detroit Red beets @ 6 days
Detroit Red beets @ 6 days
EARLY BLOOD RED TURNIP BEETS:
Early Blood Red Turnip beet @ 6 days
BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON LETTUCE:
Black Seeded Simpson lettuce @ 6 days
TOM THUMB LETTUCE:
Tom Thumb lettuce @ 5 days
RED ROMAINE LETTUCE:
Red Romaine lettuce @ 6 days
RED SAILS LETTUCE:
Red Sails lettuce @ 5 days
It’s amazing how quickly everything is germinating. I’m sure it’s because of the 75-80 degree days we’ve been having. It’s great, don’t you think? However, this interruption in winter (okay, Southern winter, but still winter) may be great for my plants, but I fear that lurking beneath the surface of my soil are hundreds and hundreds of nasty insect eggs waiting to hatch and attack my veggies this spring! So, on second thought, this may not be so great after all.
Sanctuary Gardener 