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Garden Update

Four beds remain un-planted. One bed has to be mended which is going to involve moving some dirt around. We'll plant the others as soon as weather and schedule permit. The planted beds are doing well. After going through a little shock the plants have new growth and seem to be adapting to the environment. I've got some weeding to do as well as some cultivating.

Unfortunately I'm losing the battle with the bunnies. I installed another wire fence around the lettuce beds and sprayed what smells like coyote piss around the perimeter (Note to self, stand up-wind when spraying)to no avail. They are enjoying the sweetest and most tender green lettuce. They don't like the red. I've seen birds hanging around the garden but I think they're looking for worms.

We're harvesting chives, chive flowers and asparagus at the moment. Another week or so I can start clipping lola rosa and red leaf lettuce. Unfortunately when I tilled the beds I forgot about the asparagus. I went a little too deep and probably disturbed some roots. We're getting asparagus but we should be getting more. It will be a little while before the two beds recover. Other than that I'm seeing some real positive growth. The beans and squash are really enjoying themselves and the cukes and toms are reluctantly putting forth effort.

After this rainy week I'll really have some weeds to pull.

I Liked This One.

Mahai mahi stuffed with summer truffle with alder smoked paprika beurre blanc, purple sticky rice and a blend of petite mache, red amarynth and frilly mustard.







Tie the roll with kitchen string, dip the ends in seasoned flour and pan sear each end until golden. Finish in the oven.

Salty's Media Room

I decided to start a separate place to post photos, videos and sound recordings. Salty's Media Room will be a place for posting multi media. Salty's Kitchen will still have photos but not nearly as many and will be centered on the kitchen, food and the restaurant life. The Media Room doesn't have a theme. Any media regardless of subject may be posted.

I also like posting photos in a "post" as opposed to a separate gadget in the side column. As a post you can click on the photo for nice close-ups. I can also search the photos by title.

Currently I have some new spring garden photos posted. You can follow the link on this page or go to saltysmediaroom.blogspot.com

The Garden

The garden is nearly in. We have only four more beds to plant. Currently there are 18 beds planted. Below is a list of what is currently planted in order of abundance.

Burpee Big Boy Tomatoes
Italian Basil
Burpless Cucumbers
Red Romaine
Butter Crunch Lettuce
Chives
Gypsy Yellow Peppers
Sweet Chili Peppers
Lola Rosa Lettuce
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Kentucky Blue Beans
Asparagus
Cilantro
Hot Banana Peppers
Ruby Red Cabbage
Stonehead Cabbage
Serrano Peppers
Brussel Sprouts
Habanero Peppers
Mint
English Thyme
Golden Lemon Thyme
Lime Basil
Rosemary
Cinnamon Basil
Patchouli
Bloody Butcher Tomatoes
Acorn Squash
Butternut Squash

Now we have to keep the critters out. Large and small. I couldn't help but notice the huge deer tracks going through the beds before we planted and the bunnies love the tender lettuce. This year we've doubled security and enclosed the lettuce beds with another fence. We already have one encompassing the entire garden that in years past didn't do the job.

Spring