June was all about planting at the beginning of the month. I've planted more varieties of seeds than ever before. The weather Gods have blessed the gardens & orchard with a steady diet of rainy days and sunny days - not too many extremes.
We had some strong thunderstorms at the beginning of June, in fact, if you go to You Tube and search for "Tornado Springfield MA" you will find some incredible videos taken on June 1, 2011.
I was sad to see that my peach tree took a hit from the thunderstorms. For the last 5 years, I have been bringing this tree back from dormancy.
Saddest thing is that this year it was loaded with baby peaches. Oh well, that's the way the mop flops... Mother nature always has a surprise or two each year to keep me on my toes.
Now for some happy news. I bought this rather large Red Bartlett Pear tree and planted it on June 11th. I'm hoping that it will be ready to flower next year.
And now for those garden gates. Mr. Woodchuck will be visiting any time now, so the best defence is a good fence!
I read that woodchucks don't like tomatoes. I've found the opposite to be true - they love them!
On June 19th I began cutting the garlic scapes. I only did one row of about 100.
Garlic scapes have a wonderful aroma, but taste much milder than a clove. The scapes will keep in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
