Harvest Monday 6.24

 

This week we had a few new garden treats -- like broccoli! I've never grown broccoli before and now I wish I had. The heads that I harvested were minuscule. So.Tiny. But so delicious. The broccoli had a rough start from seed and I think I transplanted them a little late. So I'll do better this fall and next spring.

Look -- we had enough raspberries to actually take some in the house! This happened twice this week. That never happens. Usually we just stand at the bush and eat three times this much in one standing.

• And I harvested a bunch of overwintered onions. These usually want to start flowering due to our crazy not warm enough all the time spring/summer weather. And they end up so small. But they still take great! There are plenty more that are bulking up well in the new sunnier spot for this year. The red marble looks particularly yummy.
• The rest of the pac choi was also pulled as it was starting to flower. I froze it for future stir fry's.
• We picked two new potatoes. One blue fingerling from last year and another red potato from a potato left over from the grocery store. Amelia and I gobbled these up for lunch.
• Of course, we've also been snacking on small mountains piles of sugar snap peas. There were a few Dakota shelling peas that weren't snacked on garden side that I ended up cooking in a curry.
• Lastly, Amelia has picked every last strawberry to be found. Man...we need more of those things. STAT. I hope I get another late summer harvest. I'm not sure what type of berries I have.

 

Overall, things are growing...slowly, but growing.

• The tomatoes haven't really started fruiting yet. Just a few green cherry's and grapes. I just gave them a little fish fertilizer, so hopefully they will takeoff.
• The beans are flowering and there are tiny tiny little beans growing. Can't wait for fresh green beans!
• And I think my 1 zucchini plant has a load of baby fruit. So that should be exciting in the next couple weeks.

• Next week, I anticipate pulling a garlic stalk to see if the rest are ready to pull. They are starting to fall over and yellow a bit. But I harvested my garlic mid-late July last year. I'd really like to use the space for something else. Maybe another summer squash or some carrots or even fall brussel sprouts or broccoli?

 

Check out Daphne's Dandelions for more delicious harvests!

 

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