Garlic!

Geena, my niece, got to use a broadfork for the first time. And so now we have tons of garlic; I am quite happy with the crop.Dugansky and Inchelum Red. lovely things.

the shallots are another story. tiny and withered; the first blow was the snow plows running over the bed, the second was extensive heat and rather dry conditions. I will save the little guys and try again with them this fall.They may need to go in sooner than the usual instructions for more cool time in the soil.more compost too.

the tomatoes are amazing though the six month old puppies have knocked them over several time; all the broken branches were plucked of tomatoes no sitting on the deck  rail to try and ripen.We still have some lettuce and beans are on the way ( the polyculture has been excellent for these dry conditions. really holds the moisture)