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Since Friday night, we’ve seen explosive growth in our tomatillos and tomatoes. \u00a0It seems impossible, but I’m pretty sure the tomatillos gained 6 inches almost overnight. \u00a0The tomatoes both rocketed up and produced blooms. \u00a0We have fruits on both. \u00a0Not many, but some. \u00a0We’ve also been harvesting strawberries all week.<\/p>\n
Carrot thinning, a task today, proved difficult on one row because tiny ants on both row ends felt disturbed by all the pulling. \u00a0They climbed onto my hands, up my arms, down my legs and onto my neck. \u00a0Nothing harmful about them, but they felt creepy. \u00a0Even so, I got all the carrots thinned. \u00a0Some beets have begun to mature, not ready yet, but they’re close.<\/p>\n
The garlic crop, a diminished one as I’ve reported here before, also went from no scapes on Friday to scapes I could harvest on Saturday. \u00a0I’ve not done anything to the plants except for the initial broadcast and the jubilee and transplant water on the transplants. \u00a0The nutrient drenches and foliar sprays start next week.<\/p>\n
My opinion of this year’s harvest potential has grown more positive. \u00a0The garlic, which I would have already harvested in years past, should be ready in the next week to ten days. It has brown up three leaves from the ground, then I’ll pull it. \u00a0The leeks and onions both look good.<\/p>\n
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