What an exciting day at the Eagle Heights garden. We lifted out carrots and radishes and one potato plant worth of potatoes. Our three swiss chard plants are completely unphased by the sun and heat, and a few onions and beets were big enough to eat this week. We also found our squash plants had grown by 50% and are trying to take over space from some pepper plants and the garden plants. Had to slice off a few stems and flowers to keep them under control. Digging root vegetables out of the ground is like finding gold. It's exciting to pull a quarter pound carrot out not having any idea of its size. We are first time vegetable growers this year and are quickly realizing how much food we can grown in 400 square feet. With many green beans and beets and more radishes and chard to come, it seems as though we better learn to preserve food soon or much of it will go uneaten.
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