Workdays in the Rain, Burritos at 8

Workdays in pouring rain can be theraputic. I was so soaked that I sloshed. I pruned the sage and Maxmillian Sunflowers. The sage flowering stems were getting brittle and new growth should start in a week or so. The Maxmillian sunflowers will branch and thicken they bloom in September and are glorious. The rescued wrought iron fence had become incorporated into the sage mass and required delicate yanking to free. Ideally it keeps the sage back to the oregano and thyme can thrive.

I pulled a huge bunch of turnips today. The greens will appear in burritos tonight. I'm going to roast the turnips with garlic olive oil and lemon juice to accompany the burritos. I nabbed some epazote that we thinned for the pinto beans. I managed to get some coriander leaves. So much has gone to seed. I like to use some of the green seeds, they have flavor that is a cross between the dried seeds and cilantro.

The walking onions are walking, trying to root in the coffee bean bag path. They have these tall hollow stems that support the heads until the heads start to sprout and become heavy. the stems bend and eventually crack, the sprouting heads of onions root quickly where ever they land, starting the cycle again. The tender stems are used like scallions.

Other news. The mint is trying to take over. It's so agressive and determined. I spent some time yanking it back to the edges of the basil mint plot. This is lovely mint, there is so much that agressive thinning hardly makes a dent. Now the basil will thrive. I also spent some time freeing the sorrel. The new plants are thriving they seem to like the wet.

It feels like we need some warm sunny days so tomatos and basil can shoot up. The tomatos are flowering but not getting very tall. Well see.

Truth be told I like the rain.

I managed to get trellising up for beans and the Lebanses cucumbers in the rain. I didn't want to wait another week for the bean trellising because they were winding around the volunteer tomatillos. I don't like doing this when the plants are wet but there hasn't been dry days lately when I've been home.