Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Before and After: Box #2

April 6, 2008
Top row: spinach (planted)
Top 2nd row (l-r): tuscan kale, tuscan kale, tuscan kale, gourmet rainbow beets
Top 3rd row (l-r): mesclun lettuce, red bibb lettuce, arugula, bok choy
Bottom row (l-r): tuscan kale (1st 3), then broccoli rabe

June 13, 2008
Top row: spinach, spinach, armenian cucumber, midnight dream sweet bell pepper
Top 2nd row (l-r): tuscan kale, tuscan kale, tuscan kale, gourmet rainbow beets
Top 3rd row (l-r): mesclun lettuce, red bibb lettuce, arugula, listada de giada eggplant
Bottom row (l-r): tuscan kale (1st 3), then eggplant
Notes: The spinach didn't grow well at all. I think that it was shaded out much of the time by a bush on the other side of the fence. Finally, I yanked it, because it just went to seed when it was 2 inches tall. I also got rid of the bok choy, as it wasn't doing much, and I think I overplanted it (4 to a square). The kale is doing great, though, except for some pesky cabbage worms. The broccoli rabe didn't fare so well - perhaps I overplanted this too? I don't know. Anyway, I put some eggplant starts in the bok choy and rabe's place, but they're looking a little yellow right now, so we'll see how they fare.

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