Saturday, February 11, 2017

The February Garden

Here's what has over-wintered...
Buttercrunch & Black Seeded Simpson
Turns out some lettuces are very hardy. These survived the sleet and near zero temperatures we experienced in early January. I harvested them today to make way for sugar snap peas.






Bel Fiore, of the Variegato di Lusia type
Encore! This lovely red-streaked radicchio has a mildly bitter flavor that is quite nice. I'm happy to see a couple of bonus heads.

Where did this broccoli come from?? I'm pretty sure I planted heading-collards in this place last fall. Those seedlings failed to survive. Now this lone broccoli appears. Rouse the Spouse and I will share it for dinner - ha!

The collards are on the rebound after being cut back pretty vigorously in January. We'll get another meal or three out of these plants.

The garlic likes to grow in winter. It will be ready for harvest in late June or early July. It is so easy to grow and such a pleasure to use in the kitchen.

Three varieties of kale - Lacinato, Red Russian, Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch - that's what we're feasting on these days!

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