The garden is exploding! I have artichokes that are nearly four feet high, I have completely harvested our first planting of lettuce and will soon be eating the next batch, and I am pulling massive beets from the roots bed. For this New Westminster gardener July is a time of plenty!
Here are a few photos of the garden in July:
As you can see, the beds are exploding, and the flowers and herbs are all blooming! I even took a close-up of one of 100's of lady bugs that are feasting on nasty black aphids (they seem to love the soft tender under leaf of my artichoke - I refuse to spray with harsh chemicals so between the natural spray, the lady bugs and my eagerness to squish them, the plants are coming back around).
Here is a list of what I have harvested and will be harvesting in July:
- Peas
- Snap Peas
- Lettuce
- Chard
- Bush Beans
- Pole Beans
- Zucchini
- Cucumber
- Late Strawberries
- Goose Berries
- Peppers
- Beets
- Green Onions
- Cabbage (Planted in April)
- Calendula - for herbal remedies
- Lady's Mantle - for herbal remedies
- Yarrow - for herbal remedies
- Lobelia - for herbal remedies
- Cat nip - for herbal remedies
- Oregano - for herbal remedies
- Hyssop - for herbal remedies
- Boneset - for herbal remedies
- Lavender - for herbal remedies
Reseeds in July - Early Autumn Crop:
- Peas
- Snap Peas
- Lettuce
- Chard
- Beets
- Onions
- Carrots
Reseeds or plants in July- Winter Crops:
- Cabbage
- Beets
- Carrots
- Onions
- Rutabaga
- Florence Fennel
- Broccoli
- Beans - Bush/Pole (harvest in Sept)
- Kohlrabi
- Chard
- Chervil
- Collards
- Kale
- Turnips
- Spinach
It is very possible to harvest and grow year round in Vancouver. Happy planting!
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