Lettuce & Peas & Farmer's Marketing

So not too much to report on in the garden: the tomatoes are inching up toward the tops of the tree shelters; the cucumbers are still unhappy with the weather; the peppers are still present and accounted for; beans haven't sprung up yet. I was pleasantly surprised to see one of my glad bulbs poking up through the soil though! They were terribly dry---almost presumed dead---when I tossed 'em in.

Both the lettuce and the peas have taken off, despite really crazy weather (read: wind gusts of 50+ mph, fire warnings from dry air, hot & humid 80s over the past week or so). Overall, the nights have been cool though, and they're both cool-weather crops, so I suppose this isn't a HUGE shocker. Still, it's fun to see something really growing in there!

Lettuce as of May 1st, versus what it looks like today, May 9th:

And peas! They grew as much if not more than the lettuce in the past week.

I'll probably still get some different kinds of lettuce from the farmer's market, since I've got just the one variety in there. In fact, the farmer's market in Madison just started this past Friday! (Heheh, I am pretty smooth with those segways, eh?) I got a few things---bread, cheese, pesto, pie, jam---but no lettuce, since I already had some from the grocery store. Amazingly, there were some strawberry plants there with already ripe berries on them! HOW DID THEY DO THAT!? Haha, mine are still pretty dinky. They're getting there though...

In other news, the wild blackberry bushes are starting to fill out! I am definitely getting a bit of netting to ward of all these pesky birds once I start seeing berries. The little birdies look cute, but never let that fool you...look away and a swarm of the devious little buggers will descend on those bushes in no time.

Oh, and the last post? Yeah, did most of that last weekend. 'Cept checking on the water sitch. It's rained every couple days, so I haven't had to worry about it. I'm sure that'll change come summertime.

Also: I am not looking forward to the frost warning tonight and tomorrow. :C