In the garden - April 7

Today we planted two varieties of cucumbers: homemade pickle and picklebush. The former will climb whole the latter should be an actual bush.

We also planted some bush beans. They're purple when mature, and turn green when cooked.

The tomatoes that we planted on March 17 are doing very well in their cages. We have Viva Italia, Black Plum, Amish Paste, Sungold, and another variety whose name I forget.

We're learning that we need to be more meticulous about the selection of companion plants. So we added dill and marigolds to the cucumber area, and planted beans around the blackberries to add Nitrogen to the soil.