Salad Update

5 week update on the lettuce, mesculn mix, and beets I started from seed:

I also applied a third dose of fish emulsion today.  Last one was about 3 weeks ago, first was with initial planting.  

The kale has not fared well.  I had it in peat pots outside since the weather was so nice.  Looks like a squirrel got into it and ripped them to shreds.  I’ll probably give it another crack next weekend.

Picked up some chard at Wabash yesterday.  It looked so colorful, I couldn’t pass it up.  Plus I really like chard, it’s like a sweeter spinach.  Anyway, planted that today as well:

One thing that may be obvious from the pictures of the lettuce and mesculn is that I’m experimenting with denser plantings and less mulching.  Not sure how that will work especially since this is the height of weed season.