Last year I left some small carrots in the garden, to overwinter. Of course I forgot about them completely until this past Saturday. I was weeding out some early monster weeds and saw something that looked like carrots. The foliage was an off, brownish-gold color. Thinking it a weed, I choppity-chopped it, only to discover a carrot.…
A few weeks ago Daylight Savings time began. Today is the first day of Spring. For me, this is life at its best. My son will come up from Denver for Spring Break. Daffodils, iris, and hollyhocks are pushing through the soil, into the light. Easter celebration is just ahead. And, I relive the excitement…
Today I harvested parsnips, second-year onions, kale, spinach and cilantro. I cooked them up with store-bought potatoes and a frozen herb cube. Before devouring, I drizzled with balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with parmeasan. Today’s harvest: onion, spinach, kale, cilantro and parsnips shown on far right, one of them looks more like a white beet! Everything…
Yesterday I mentioned that parsnips left in the ground over the winter are now getting leaves and greening up. As I drifted off to sleep last night I remembered an important fact about parsnips. Parsnips have a two-year life cycle. During the first year they grow leaves and form a long root, which we normally…
I took a little stroll around the main garden and found some pleasant surprises (April 2, 2012). Last fall I planted a carrot variety that Territorial Seed says will overwinter and then germinate in the very early spring, providing an early harvest. I am happy to say that some of those gems are up! Carrot…
Below is the main garden that I talk about and a bit of the back yard. I also have flower beds all around the house as well and will post those photos soon. 1. View of main garden, looking north-east 2. New beds are to right of chain link fence, right side of photo 3.…
The change to Daylight Savings Time is the starting gun for early gardeners! The extra hour of evening daylight means more time out there after work. This year the weather is cooperating, and I am in gardening heaven right now. Here is what I have been up to this past week: In honor of daylight…