Monday, December 29, 2014

Winter Harvests

I don't always plant a fall/winter garden, but when I do I am always reminded of how nice it is to have a winter garden. The crops are so much easier maintenance than a summer garden. And the flavor of fresh picked broccoli and English peas is divine!

This year I have broccoli, which we are harvesting at least 3 times a week now. We have English peas, which are just starting to produce pods, Then there is Swiss chard, which I love, and am so glad to have in the garden again. I had really missed eating Swiss chard.

I also have 3 cabbages, which look really good.

I tried to grow 2 types of onions from seed. The seeds all sprouted and looked good until I transferred them into the garden. Now I have 2 little sections of about 10 onions in each. I don't know what happened. There were probably 100 of each variety before I transferred them to the garden. Maybe I didn't water enough. I don't know.

I also planted some garlic, which looks great.

I hope to plant some bok choi and Red Flowered Fava beans next week. I may plant more Swiss chard, too.

That's it for me. See what others are harvesting on Daphne's Dandelions. Happy New Year!

6 comments:

  1. Oh...that just reminded me that I wanted to find a spot for fava beans in the garden next year. I do enjoy the break that winter provides, but I must say that a bit of fresh broccoli from the garden would be lovely right about now.

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    1. I hope you find a space for your fava beans. :)

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  2. I wish I could have fresh broccoli over the winter. Fresh is so much better than frozen.

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  3. The only thing in our garden is snow! And carrots and garlic under all the snow, I guess. I bet that broccoli was splendid!

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