The June Garden is full of promise and rewards. Everything is green, disease and pests have yet to take center stage, and plants are yearning to grow and fruit. My job is to keep up on the weeds (always the weeds!) and harvest daily. It is this time of year when there is enough substance in the garden to begin planning meals around the daily harvest, and the kids and I begin our morning harvest walks. In early June my garden rewards are mesclun mix, beets, new potatoes, mulberries, kale, Chinese cabbage, golden purslane, and the last of the snap peas and lettuce. In another week or so, the broccoli, carrots, and kohlrabi will be ready to harvest. In an effort to smother weeds … [Read more...]