[Pollard]

Just ordered a packet of the purple bok choy and packet of these Yellow Heart Winter Choy aka Golden Flower in the Snow. Exceptionally hardy. Cold snap makes the top leaves turn yellow but doesn't affect texture or flavor. You can dig these out of the snow, hence the name, and they're fine. Should be an easy one to grow all winter in the tunnel.

Just steamed and ate a whole Shangai Green for a brunch snack this morning. Got two more small ones in the fridge and two still in the ground that will probably bolt soon. Just found out you can harvest outer leaves from bok choy and with some plants, cut and come again will help prevent bolting. I should have done succession plantings too. Already put the shade cloth up when it hit close to 90 a little over a week ago. I think I'll start another tray of mixed choy/tatsoi and see what takes the heat best. That and I think I'll start the rest of the Salanova.

The tatsoi and Salanova lettuce that were already planted are about ready to start picking. Both can be done as cut and come again. Will have to poke around the Wasabi Radish and see if they made bulbs yet. Could probably snip a leaf or two from them. Salad soon. Got a couple of tiny green sunsugar tomatoes. A few Shisito are flowering.

And to think; I almost wasn't going to do the little front yard garden this year. Glad I did. It's warmed up now but first thing in the morning, I'll harvest the outer stalks/leaves from the Shangai Green choy and see if that stops or delays bolting.

I hope it's a mild June. Mild Summer would be even better. It was frustrating having green tomatoes just sit there for two months not ripening.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Those Bok Choy varieties are both gorgeous! :) Yes, Fall growing will be better for them, I think.

We’ve hit 4” of rain, now, but right now the sun is out and the clouds are clearing - I watched the temp in the greenhouse go up 30 degrees in just a few minutes, so I ran out there and opened it all up.

My tomatoes that were planted yesterday are looking wonderful and PERKY today. They should be fine since our night-time temps aren’t falling below 50 degrees. It’s still going to be overcast more than sun, but they can live with that. :)

Peppers are re-potted and will stay in the greenhouse for one more week - just to be sure.

[FamiliarFace]

*** It was frustrating having green tomatoes just sit there for two months not ripening.***

You do turn those green tomatoes into Heaven by frying them, don’t you? I know I would!!