Bouncing back

All is well in the Colorado garden, despite the insane hailstorm that hit last month. I'm pleased to report a full recovery.

The butterhead lettuce is looking beautiful. Although, it's a bit bitter from the sweltering heat.

We've been eating a lot of salads.

 The basil is thriving.

Look at that gorgeous swiss chard.

The beets are looking pretty happy.

If you look close, you can see it pushing through the ground. YUM.

The potatoes, however, are not so lucky. I think they were subjected to some sort of disease. They plants died before they even flowered. Which means not a whole lot of potatoes for me (boo!). I'll dig around this weekend and see if I can find anything.

Up to my eyeballs

For some reason, I ended up with tons of peas this year.

I planted Oregon Snow Peas and Sugar Snap peas. And for whatever reason they flourished.

Was it the weather? The compost? The wet spring?

I sure am thankful for the large harvest. I have a freezer full of pounds and pounds of peas.

Some got tough because of the heat, so I shelled and froze them.

To be honest, I'm a bit sick of peas right now. But a full freezer is a happy freezer!