I harvested most of the basil that I had going in the greenhouse. I chopped it a bit and packed it in mason jars with olive oil. Doing that was less work than drying it, and I have a feeling that it will better preserve the flavor. Was the first time I've done it that way, so we'll see. I left enough stump on what I harvested for the plants to recover and make another crop. I seeded another 24 starter cells as insurance against the first batch croaking on me. Also seeded some okra in starter cells. I normally go straight into the dirt with okra seed, but it's kind of finicky about germinating so I thought I would try it in the greenhouse and see how that works.
The summer squash has come up and is looking good. The winter squash, gourds, and cukes seem to be doing well and are already starting to bloom. Pole beans are close to a foot tall now. Green salad and radishes were late going in but they really jumped over the last couple weeks. Peppers and cabbages are doing well. I'll stick some mustard and collard seeds in the ground this evening if by some stroke of luck the rain dissipates before it gets here.
I picked up some straw bales on Friday, and got the tomatoes mulched over the weekend. One of the romas was looking fairly well drowned, but it seems to be a bit happier this morning, but I think the best thing to do would be pull it up and replace it. I've got a spare brandywine in a pot that would do nicely.
Nephew came over on Sunday and helped me finish weeding the garlic rows. The potato row could stand the same treatment. Everything else is in pretty good shape for the time being.
The catalpa tree in our front yard looks like it's been shedding popcorn.
