Today was the first non-rainy day in about a week. HG had to content himself with planting containers of impatiens on the front porch. The grass is thriving all over town, and HG spent the day in his garden planting row upon row of red beets (Harriet and the tried and true Lutz), wax beans, and Brussels sprouts (Tasty Nuggets). Mmm-mmm! This coming from a reformed vegetable-hater. One of the things HG is most proud of is that he has gotten his family to enjoy eating fruits and vegetables as much as he does. Of course, he grows tomatoes and peppers, but beets and sprouts are such a treat, and probably our family's favorites. Have I mentioned that HG is an excellent cook, too?
The honeyberry bushes arrived and have been planted in the bed next to the raspberries. HG reports that a honeyberry is similar to a blueberry but is in the honeysuckle family. Sounds delicious to me! Tomorrow, he's planning to plant pickles and Swiss chard. And if UPS visits us again, there will be more raspberry plants to add to his beds...
A word about the wax beans. We are very thankful to live in a small town where you can still buy seeds by the pound in the hardware store! So the beans are not a fancy variety, but are in support of the local economy.
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