The Green Scene

The autumn greens are showing their age.  We've been eating baby spinach, lettuce, kale, etc throughout the winter.  Now the leaves are getting some size on them.  It'll be nice not to have to cut so many leaves to fill the pot!  The arugula is bolting like mad.  This must be related to the length of day, as the daytime temps haven't been all that warm yet.  The turnip greens are starting to bolt as well.  The flower heads look like miniature broccoli.  We'll eat them stir-fried with the greens.

The mesclin mix wintered over remarkably well.  Much of the black seeded lettuce survived the season, too, but its leaves are just a tad bitter.  I'm expecting the new growth to be deliciously sweet, but we'll have to see.  In the meantime, I planted more arugula, more black seeded lettuce, and more spinach this afternoon.  It's impossible to have too many spring greens!

I'm excited about getting my first full-sized cabbages.  They were planted in the fall, survived the winter, and are thriving.  The cabbage heads are increasing in size and are solid and beautiful.  No bugs to ruin them this time of year. 

I planted Black Krim heirloom tomato seeds last Sunday in little peat pots, and some sweet basil today.  I'm really looking forward to a homegrown tomato and some fresh pesto... the tastes of summer!