This year I planted my peas a little farther apart so I could fit the tiller in between the rows. They are loving this cooler weather and growing quite well. This is the second year I've used heirloom seeds from the previous year's harvest. In my opinion, peas are one of the easiest plants to get seeds from and they regrow really well.
I started these cucumbers in the greenhouse this year. They are heirloom seeds as well. I have 3 Marketmore 76 starts and 12 Early Russian starts. The Marketmore will be your average salad-type cucumbers while the Early Russians are better suited for pickling. (I really need some pickles...we opened our very last jar of the homemade ones last week)
This sad looking patch of swiss chard is just kind of growing up from last year. We've changed our garden plan and these are just kind of in the middle of nowhere. I'm keeping them in because according to the law of seed collecting chard produces seed on the second year. Now I just have to keep the chickens from pecking at it.
This is just a portion of what I've got so far. My greenhouse is working really well and I've got some heirloom tomato starts and various squash in there. I'm worried that I started the tomatoes too late, but with the greenhouse I should be able to keep them going long enough to be able to collect a small amount of seeds. I'll post more as things grow and get planted in the ground.
