Hello, it has been a busy spring! April was so fabulous, I was able to get an early start on the new Kitchen Garden, planting several leafy greens, onions, potatoes, peas, radishes, and my favorite Chioggia beets. Then came May. Rain. Rain. Rain. What happened to April showers bring May flowers?
It has been raining for weeks. The onion bulbs, peas, and radishes are the only things making any real progress. My walk today discovered scallions. Lots of White Lisbon scallions, Red potatoes, (that I thought had rotted), and to much surprise spinach. Nearly a full row of Bloomsdale Spinach! I plan to replant the Little Gem lettuce and Nero Toscana kale seeds mid week if I don’t see any signs of life.
Germinating seeds has never been easy for me without a greenhouse. And to add to the complexity, the back porch of the cafe is covered. Making any space long the southern windows great for reading a book, but bad for catching some rays! So this year I talked my youngest into letting me borrow his bedroom window. Perfect. Up came the sweet Italian Genovese Basil, the Rainbow Blend Tomato Cherries, and…the anticipate Luffa Gourd. I have never grown a gourd of any kind. During my seed shopping, they caught my eye! It is fun to plant a couple unusual things!
Unusual for the cafe kitchen this year will be Black Krim, and Red Pear Piriform tomatoes, Lemon cucumbers and Japanese Mikado baby turnips. And of course Luffa’s for all the guest! … So you can exfoliate after dinner???
Rain, rain go away……
The Snowbrush Cafe 