The Psychic Nation

Enjoying three restful days of soft rains and grey skies- much to the benefit of our balcony and salad tree, as well as for Corina, who underwent a minor surgery to remove two moles on her left foot. Biopsy results are expected to come back 'normal' within a week or two... As per usual, she is finding it hard to sit still and has already burst her stitches once!
[Dave] My salad tree experiment is going well ( the rest of the garden is a little enh...) and the recent cool, wet weather has given the experiment extended life. The summer is usually hot and dry and so the Russell Red Romaine, Mizuna and the Chinese Red Op mustards have bolted. The Mizuna was bushy and plentiful which shaded the Butterking, Red Oak Leaf  and a spear-like Italian variety lettuce gifted from my neighbour Peter, creating conditions for them to thrive. The Red Chard didn't fair so well though- much too hot  lately which resulted in some good small leaves from three plants but no significant growth;  better for a late summer planting. The Chives are growing well on top but the Nasturtiums are withering in the summer sun. Seeds are germinating for an August planting for a fall  harvest, including  varieties of  spinach  and peas for sprouts. Below is a picture of my salad tree prototype. As you can see, there is room for more plants- I tried germinating seeds in small peat pellets for ease of transplanting but I had trouble with moss because I kept them too moist.