These are calendula flowers that are still blooming! The Allison Spa uses these after we dehydrate them. About every 10 days, we have enough to harvest.
We have reached the shortest day of the year at 8 hours and 43 minutes. Now, on to more daylight! What I find fascinating is that honey bees respond to the increasing day length. The queen resumes laying eggs even though there is no nectar from flowers coming into the hive, and we cannot see the light increasing, but they can sense it. So when the early flowers are out, forager bees will be ready to collect their nectar and pollen.
Celeriac
We still have an abundance of celeriac available for harvesting. It has been quietly growing since last May and is now quite large. So far, we have not provided any frost protection, but we will do so if or when a severe freeze is predicted.
Sunchokes
Sweet Potatoes
Butternut & Delicata Squash
The Garden Cats
Come on out to the garden to see what else we have growing.
-Anna
