Salford/Advent Garden Update, June 20

​Greetings fellow gardeners there was a lot of heat this week, I have been running water everyday somewhere in the garden. So far so good. Thank you, Andy Alderfer, for helping out with water duty this week. Last week we had 25 volunteers on Saturday morning. A new record!! WOOHOO give yourselves a hand! To say the least we plowed through our work and were done in no time. We uncovered the last of our veggies, harvested Zucchini, Broccoli and red beets. This week we will add cabbage and cucumbers to the menu.  Our late run Broccoli is now in full head too. But the big news is our String Beans are flowering. Usually, 10 days after full flower we have string beans to pick. I can hear the cheers from here!  Wednesday evening there was a burst of energy in the garden. We were visited by two groups of Peace campers. After a brief tour both groups helped plant our Native American "Three Sisters Garden" Some of the seeds we used were sent to us all way from Oklahoma where our friends from the Lenape tribe live.  The campers also helped harvest a few carrots. Busy busy busy.... but fun!  This Saturday looks to be very hot. I am looking to get out of the garden as soon as we can. Harvest and process what we can and get home before the high heat sets in. That means no extra work this week. Get in and get out. Thank you to all who help out in the garden. It really is true how many hands make the workload light and go by fast.