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Allium family

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This is my harvest of yellow onions on the Community Garden. I pulled them out of the ground because most were falling over. They are curing for a few days while the weather forecast is predicting warm and sunny.

Curiously, the red and white varieties are still growing and haven’t fallen over. Interesting.

Yellow onion crop

I decided to fill in the trough these leeks were growing in. I think the trough is supposed to aid in blanching the bottom of the leek plant to provide a longer white stem, good for eating. These plants finally look healthy, after a rough start from an overgrown pot of seedlings that I rescued.

Late-planted leeks

Garden friend

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I think this is the first time I’ve seen a frog in the garden. We’ve had a lot of rain this year, which makes it a wetter place to be. I was happy to see this chubby one, first hiding under a red cabbage leaf and then staying in place for a photo with weed tendril adornment.

Brussels sprouts

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I noticed aphids attacking the topknot of leaves on this robust brussels sprout. (What is the singular of brussels sprouts?) I decided to harvest it even though some of the sprouts are very petite. This is the variety Speedia, which I decided to try this year. I usually have a lot of trouble with them and these have performed great until this new aphid problem showed up. There are still a collection of plants out in the garden, all of which will probably get aphids attacking.