The radishes were a big success. It's harvest time already, which means the land they were on is ready for higher-value crops like tomatoes and potatoes.
I've been reading Louise Riotte's "Carrots Love Tomatoes", a guide to companion planting. Some plants have a synergistic effect when planted in the same bed, resulting in higher yield from a tiny garden. Good companion plants usually occupy different soil strata, have leaves that don't shade one another due to differences in height or timing, and/or repel one another's pests.
Last weekend, I reviewed climate predictions and the extended forecast, and decided that last frost was most likely behind us in Buffalo. We sowed corn, and it's exciting to watch, as it's growing visibly every day. This weekend, we'll transplant tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and other warm weather crops.
I'm getting ideas about what improvements I want next year: permanent beds, automatic drip irrigation, and some permanent crops like shallots and asparagus.
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