The Capital Gallery Garden ‘26 Summer Update
eggplant
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peppers
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cucumbers
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basil
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eggplant 〰️ peppers 〰️ cucumbers 〰️ basil 〰️
Warm-Weather
Crops Are Here!
The heat-loving favorites are rolling in, eggplant, cucumbers, peppers, and basil are all producing great yields at the Harvest Tables this summer. None of it happens without help though: bees and other pollinators have been buzzing from bloom to bloom all season, doing the essential work that makes every harvest possible!
a Note from your farmer, cat
Overlooking the Mall, this small but mighty garden is spending another year growing a variety of crops for donation. Collards, kale, sweet peppers and eggplant pull their weight atop 600 Maryland to provide a few hundred pounds of fresh produce to local food banks and crop sharing organizations in the growing year. These neat rows are accompanied by hearty pollinator attracting herbs and flowers such as mint, lavender and thyme. Next time you’re up on the roof to enjoy lunch in the sun, take a look at how well everything is growing!
What’s your favorite part about summer in this garden?
The oregano blooms- the bees go crazy for it!
Capital gallery Garden’s Top Crop
COLLARD GREENS
Over 193 bunches harvested so far this season!
Did you know?
Collard greens are one of the oldest members of the cabbage family, and unlike their curly cousins, their broad, flat leaves make them a favorite in Southern and West African cooking traditions, where they've been a kitchen staple for generations.