We're expecting our first real heat wave today. All the salad greens look wonderful right now, so I should probably harvest a bunch in case the heat causes them to bolt. I am afraid that I missed out on the cilantro. I guess I'll let the plants flower to get the home-grown coriander seed, which is stronger than most store-bought.
Just as the spinach was a bit yellowish, I am not seeing a deep, dark green color in the chard or chicory either. I know that these beds are lean on Nitrogen, so I will keep hitting them with the fish emulsion. The Tuscan Lacinato ("Dinosaur") Kale looks like a textbook picture of phosphorus deficiency: small, purplish leaves on stunted plants. The wild kale right next to it looks OK, but clearly could be better. I suspect that low pH could be the limiting factor for the availability of both N and P.
I got a few Abenaki Calais Flint Corn kernels into the S border the other day, in space freed up by the woodchuck. Supposedly only 88 days to maturity. It will only be a few stalks, so I could even haul them inside to dry in early September if I am worried about frost. The area is draped with Agribon fabric against crows.
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