Oh the Weather Outside Is Frightful

Apparently, we have reverted back to winter today. It's 38 and raining. The suburbs are getting snow. It 's a little silly for May!

The weather channel indicated no frost and only a low chance of freezing, so I debated about weather or not to cover my hot plants. By debated, I mean, of course, I took a facebook poll. It was unanimously on the side of cover, so I did. I put milk carton cloches on two tomatoes, and creatively used the cages, decorative stakes, and nearby rocks to hold down the plastic bags over the rest of the tomatoes, peppers, basil, and eggplants. I am leaving the bags and cloches on today, since it will get down to 40 again tonight. Better safe than sorry. 

As for an update, here goes:

Salad bowl is looking great. This is a big +1 to gardening for me. You csn see how the plants are growing tall and green and all kind of look the same. That's what they look like when I started them indoors last year. In too much sun, the leaves look like miniature versions of the mature plant, but the plant never grows tall or produces more than three leaves. I am pretty excited this new location is going to give me lots of greens. 

Radishes! I am also just starting to see carrots and parsnips pop up--including carrots in last year's carrot square, which is currently peppers. I will leave them, unless it becomes a problem. 

Peas are looking good. 

Green beans are up. Nothing from black beans yet. 

Here's a (poor) full shot of the garden. Thyme, basil, and borage seem to be recovering nicely. 

And, of all shocking things, the broccoli seems to be doing okay too. I am bemused. I will leave it in and see what happens. 

Cucumbers are sprouting. If the cold gets them, there's plenty of time to direct sow new ones. Zucchini isn't up yet. 

I would like to sow more radishes in the next few weeks. Maybe more peas as well. And I would still like to get to the garden store to pick up chives, oregano, and sage for companion plants. Otherwise, we are all in. Time to wait and see. And cloche.