Happy Monday everyone!
The harvests are slow and low these days, but they’re still coming in! I’ve only been opening up our Wagons about once a week to check on them and water them, but they’re looking good! I need to figure out how to successfully succession sow my veggies, since these almost-dry spells are torturous, but I’ll get it down! …Eventually 😉
I pulled our broccoli because it was looking a little…well…almost dead. Not sure what happened, but I’ll probably try again next year. Maybe it’s too cold out for it, even with the plastic protection??? The little that we did get is very yummy, at least! And, when I pulled it up, worms came with it! Yep, that’s right, our soil in the 4X5 raised bed is now officially worm territory! I’m so excited they’ve decided to join us!
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| Baby Chard and Garlic |
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| Super sad broccoli before it was pulled, happy kale and spinach, baby carrots and lettuce, confused beets (some leaves are dying and new ones are happily growing). |
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| The official harvest 🙂 Green, green , green |
I wish I had planted some “green stuff” for fall. *sigh* It’s hard reading about everyone’s harvest and knowing I have to wait until spring. 🙂 Looking great even though it’s winding down.
~Lynn
Hi Jody! Green is great! Even if it is the only color in the garden for a bit 😉
It’s great to see so much green stuff in your garden this time of year. Sorry to hear about the broccoli. I’m afraid we’re going to have to pull ours soon too.
Liz – Thanks! Yeah…things will still grow, despite the cold, if I’m very careful. This is only our second winter attempting veggies in the wagons, so we’ll see what we can get out of them!
Malay – Thank you! Gotta love the greens!
Norma – Thanks! It gets pretty cold here…usually between the teens and low 30s at night (although last winter we had record breaking lows…well below zero) and anywhere up to 55 during the day. The snow comes in waves, sometimes we get feet and feet, sometimes the storms get stuck on (or broken apart by) the mountains.
Mary – Thanks for all the suggestions! Unfortunately, I didn’t wait and just yanked all the broccoli out. I will definitely succession sow some for spring though! We tried the row cover with the plastic last year and actually wound up with more damage to the veggies. Could have been a fluke, though, I guess?
kitsapFG – I figured it was freezer burn 😉 I pulled them all out already though 🙁 I will try cutting back the beet leaves though and see if they perk up a bit! Thanks for the suggestions!!!
Michelle – Yeah…I get tired of all the green but try to continually remind myself that even though it’s just green, it’s MY green 😉
Barbie – Right?! Every little bit counts!!!
wilderness – I know, right?! I pulled it all out but am looking forward to trying again next spring. It’s entirely possible it’s getting a bit too warm during the day and then too cold at night. It’s such a balance!
Too bad about the broccoli yes it does look maybe frozen but how about sun burned. I just pulled my broccoli and it was still green and producing side shoots and it have be 23 degrees a few mornings. Might be sun is getting too warm some days. Could be problem with beets also.
Green, is GOOD! Looks like things are growing and that definately counts. 🙂
Ah, you’ve entered the “green season”. The harvests do seem a bit monotonous at this time of year, but I’m always grateful for whatever the garden produces. I’m still a couple of weeks or so from perpetual green. 🙂
The leaf damage definitely looks like they were frozen. If you have not pulled the broccoli already, I would just trim away all the damaged vegetation and see if you still get some side shoots. I would trim away the damaged leaves from the beets as well – leaving the undamaged leaves to grow on.
I’m not sure how cold you get but you might try just whacking the broccoli down and see if it will resprout from the stump. Also perhaps succession sow some so that babies are ready to plant in your tunnel a few weeks before warm weather in spring. Also using a polyester row cover over the plants under the plastic. Of course some things are just too much work. Love your garlic starts and chard; reminds me I need to get my garlic in the ground!
Healthy looking garlic. How cold does it get where you are? Lots of snow?
You are having a good start with chard and garlic!Nice fresh crispy green you have there.
Green is good! And your chard and garlics are looking happy! YAY. I have to say I don’t envy your cold winters but it looks like things still grow.