We are now finished with the shell peas and sugar pod peas. Both have been pulled from the garden. There was only three messes of peas, which we ate fresh.

The lettuce is mostly gone. It was a satisfactory amount this year, just wish it woul last longer into the heat of summer. The spinach was zilch. The only spinach we had was two delicious bags from Springbank Farm.

The strawberries are over and the raspberries, both black and red, are beginning. Since it has been dry, the yield will most likely be on the small side. July 1 update: black raspberries have dried up this year. Through June we picked 7 quarts of red raspberries.

We used up our last celeriac from 2009 in black bean soup. The celeriac stored very well this past year. Since my seed did not germinate well, we bought a dozen plants. I planted what puny things that did come and maybe half of them survived. I meant to get another dozen, but never got back to the greenhouse. So we will have a lot less celeriac for our soups this winter.

Something seems to be up in the woods, as the girls pastured above are most watchful at the moment. I have not been able to see what all the excitement is about…a Bear? Turkey or deer would elicit this response

I started harvesting garlic. I dig some and then wonder if they are ready. Have done this two days in a row. We have 75 stiff neck, about 40 softneck and 14 of our own soft neck that are in their third year. They did very well. Nice big bulbs. This is about a 30-50% reduction in the amount we planted.. we still have pounds of garlic left from last year hanging in the basement. So I’m hoping I did not misjudge their readiness, as everything is ahead of schedule this season…..

I suddenly realized it is dry – as in not raining – had not been raining, was not forecast to rain. On top of that it is cool. So I quickly slapped on the remaining paint/stain on the front and side porch, a lick on the wood shed and used the remainder on the chicken coop. Paint gone. Done til next year. Yeah!