My vegetable garden is in full bloom, yesterday I harvested broccoli, cauliflower, turnips and beets. I thinned the carrots and have a bag full of tender babies for snacks. Pods are forming on the pea vines, squash is 6″ long, and brussel sprouts are emerging along the tall leafy stalks. Life is good. Nasturtiums are flowering throughout the garden and bring bees who pollinate squash. I pollinated with a tiny paintbrush before I began including flowers with the vegetables. Pollinating is like painting in the garden!
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska artist
