So, what ya got planted so far?

We've had a late spring - cool, cool, cool. Garden planting is in full swing, now that the weather has warmed up! Our urban garden friends are telling us they are working like busy little beavers to get tomatoes, cukes, pumpkins, cabbages, kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower, and squash plants into the garden. And beans, peas, corn, radishes, onions, mustard, collards, spinach and carrots from seed are now snuggled into the earth. Then there's all those varieties of potatoes being planted in-ground, under straw on top of the ground, and in potato towers.

I'd love to have my herb garden expanded with lemon balm, spearmint, cat mint, chocolate mint, apple mint, cilantro, parsley, yarrow, tansy, and garlic chives. What's in your herb garden?

We know of one urban garden that has 50+ varieties of fruits and veggies planted in French style raised beds in a 20 square foot area. What an incredible sight! All the interplantings are eye pleasing now and I'm sure will be palate pleasing shortly.

Have you ever eaten radish pods? One acquires a radish pod by letting the little radish bloom and "go to seed". The pod contains the seeds. Pluck the pod when it's plump, filled with seeds - at it's peek. Toss in to a stir fry or chop up and add to a salad or throw into a soup or scrambled eggs at the moment just before serving. Wonderful, mouth watering bit of a bite - I love the flavor!

When the seed pods dry out, they can be harvested and seeds saved. Or one could just let the seeds drop and watch for new radishes to form. This is a good way to get a fall crop of radishes - by letting the spring radishes seed themselves.

So, what ya got planted so far? Post a comment to let us know............... we'd love to hear from you. Have digital photos? Send them to us - the email address is in the footer.