I also fertilized the onions with nitrogen. I would have done it much earlier, but I realized that the nitrogen I added a few months ago also caused the cauliflower to grow quite a bit. With too much nitrogen fertilizer cauliflower will not head. So, I held off fertilizing again until the cauliflower was picked. Now that is is gone I put about a little more than a tablespoon of fertilizer per square on the onions. Note to the future: Don't plant onions next to cauliflower in a square foot bed.
The basil has been growing now for about a month and so I pruned it. The purpose of this was not for harvest, although it will be used for that. The main reason is to get the plants to bush out. Right now they are primarily one stalk growing straight up. They are pruned just like any other shrub, just above a node. By pruning them just above a leaf they will form two branches from that point. More branches means more leaves which means more harvest. Joellen shows how to prune basil in this video from a few years ago.
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Square Foot GardenThis year we are trying out square foot gardening. We will be growing a 4x8 garden and seeing what happens and finding out how much we can grow in such a small space. Categories
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Here is what is growing right now in the Garden: (click the picture to zoom) Master Plan
We hope to follow this plan to be able to maximize our harvest. (click to zoom) Our Harvest So Far
5.50 lb Radishes (32 plants) 1.09 lb Spinach 0.70 lb Turnip Greens 0.58 lb Turnip Roots 1.71 lb Mustard Greens 3.71 lb Peas 1.12 lb Green Lettuce 0.83 lb Cauliflower (1 head) 3.74 lb Basil 3.96 lb Carrots (46) 0.11 lb Green Beans (bust) 24.17 lb Tomatoes (225) 4.77 lb Onions (16) 0.53 lb Summer Squash (2) 8.69 lb Eggplant (25) 9.40 lb Cantaloupe (4) 9.90 lb Watermelon (3) 21.19lb Cucumbers (34) 3.17 lb Peppers (19) 0.58 lb Oak Leaf Lettuce 1.20 lb Romaine Lettuce 8.45 lb Sweet Potato (6) |