First Beets, Peas

We pulled our first beets yesterday. Today, we make veggie burgers with them & some other stuff.

I also planted half a row (4') of new beet seeds over the past weekend. This year, I'm keen to keep things going. A new row of kale went in to the disaster that has been the herb/spice bed.

The strawberries seem to be reaching their end. We thought that a 4x8 bed would yield more. A few snacks, and that's about it. There are some ever-bearing berries in there, along with about half June-bearing variety, but it is disappointing. We'd need a lot more space to get to a point where we'd be unable to keep up with eating them.

Raspberries - one 4x4 bed, are also disappointing so far.

Delicious, but not really enough to speak of.

Also, the pea variety we planted this year had a tough shell. We were hoping for something like a snow-pea for stir fries, and ended up with a pea that you need to shell. We did a heavy harvest yesterday. I don't think we'll get many more. 

Fortunately, the peas share a bed with the cucumbers, and about 10 of those seem to be making their way up to share the trellis once the peas are done.

There's a lot yet to come, and it is just July 4, so zucchini, pumpkin, and many, many tomatoes are on the way. It's just a little quiet so far.