The cauliflower continues to be excellent despite the temperatures dropping into the high 20s. We harvested the first of the romanesco (pointy heads) and the first of the Purple of Sicily. We should have cauliflower for the next couple of weeks. Then, we will have a long break until the overwintered cauliflower variety is ready next spring.
Despite the frosty mornings, the parsley is going strong. We will continue to harvest until it freezes out.
We can harvest rosemary all winter.
Fennel
The fennel is a good size for harvesting. The flavor should be perfect, as fennel favors cooler weather. Just like soil makes a difference in taste, the temperature in which a plant is grown affects the flavor of the plant.
Keep using celeriac. We have a lot of it.
Keep using delicata and butternut squash from the garden, as we haven’t yet reached the end of our stock.
Sweet Potatoes
It’s time to get creative with sweet potatoes. We have a boatload of them waiting in the greenhouse, which is not their ideal storage location. This is a case of use them or lose them.
Leafy Greens
The greens are looking perfect. We have dragons tongue mustard, which is pictured here, as well as kale and chard. Back by popular demand are collards. The collards are particularly striking with the light-colored ribs and darker green leafy parts. The greenhouse also yields micro-greens, lettuce, radishes, frills, mustard, and arugula.
In the past week, we received 5.88 inches of rain! We were well prepared in the garden. Everything remained rooted, and we had no erosion problems because we sowed cover crops earlier.
Come out to the garden to see what else we have growing.
-Anna
