Salford/Advent Garden Update, June 13

​Greetings fellow gardeners, this past week we ramped up our harvesting with Zucchini. Last Saturday we removed the insect netting from the zucchini, and it has been non-stop ever since. Around 30 lbs. harvested this week. Our early broccoli is finished, but the later broccoli is just starting the grow heads. Walking through the garden I noticed our early cabbage has some nice heads and maybe next week we harvest cabbage. Red beets will be on the menu this Saturday. We will remove the netting from the cucumbers and eggplant. I was able to start trimming some of the tomato plants. The corn seed from Oklahoma I planted has sprouted WOOHOO! It looks to be hot next week so I will be running water. The garden has been the center of many wonderful events to celebrate. This year is no exception. Two of our volunteers got married last week! Lewis Leiterman and Taylor (Tess) Strayer tied the knot and then came over to the garden to have pictures taken under the garden wedding trellis! Tess is the daughter of Gary and Sharon Strayer. Tess has been a volunteer ever since her Mom dragged her to the garden when she was in high school. When Tess met Lewis, she brought him along many Saturday mornings. Lewis is the Chef and co-owner of Rivertown Taps. A restaurant in Phoenixville. His time is focused on running a successful business, so his garden time is limited but he still is a big supporter of the garden. Congratulations and many blessings to our happy couple. Steve, [email protected] 215-872-6616