Spring April 15th and the Last Danger of Frost

The Farmer has been busy both with planting but with necessary work that keeps him away from the computer so the posts have been delayed.  This weekend is the first one past April 15th which is the assured last day for a frost. We have had some very warm days but still for tomatoes and other warm loving plants you need night time temps in the 60's and sometimes it has been down as low as 44 degrees. The first picture is the culinary sage in bloom. This plant is of the family Salvia which we often think of as flowers but they are all related to the sage cooking herb.

The photograph above is of the turnips which will be harvested this week. The small weedy plants below them are parsnips, which will not be ready until after the frost in the fall. I wouldn't normally want to give up space for such a long time but this is for the fun of a new plant.
Here you can see the potatoes.  I had tried several times to start them from regular potatoes that I bought at the market but they did not come up. Often they may be sprayed with something to keep them from sprouting for longer shelf life. I found some seed potatoes that seemed to be too far gone but bought them and they look like they are all coming up. The new Farmer and I mounded them up with soil on the stems to increase the yield.
The Botanical Garden had their annual plant sale. I did buy a mint plant and I have put it in a Grecian Style Urn since I was hope to try some Greek recipes this year. Also for mint iced tea.

Here we have the sugar snaps and fava beans that are now in bloom and I am waiting to harvest the pods. Maybe this week?
This is another view of the sage in the herb garden.

2.406 KG  made up of spinach, lettuce and other varieties which adds up to 15.872 KG for the year