I’m not very good at the whole “right on schedule” thing, I must admit. That said, here are a few shots of the “winter” garden just as we start to transition into a “summer” garden.
Here in SLO we should probably label the seasons “wet” and “dry,” but I’m splitting hairs.
I’m afraid we pulled some of the leeks a tad early. (Sorry, Heidi! It looks like we’ll have to use non-homegrown leeks for the lasagna). The white parts need to be, like, three times longer.
On a positive note, the broccoli is finally taking off. I can’t wait to dig in! (In fact, I kinda already sneaked some. Shhh…)
In a week or two I’m going to post a detailed review of our winter garden. In the meantime, here’s a quick winter garden wrap up, with the winners, the competitors, and the also-ran.
The winners:
- bok choy (one word: prolific)
- leaf lettuce (just keeps growing and growing and…)
- spinach (just keeps growing and growing and…)
- green onions (SO sweet and tangy)
- radishes (our fastest growers of the season!)
The competitors
- broccoli (slow starter, but we’re seeing action now!)
- head lettuce (died back very quickly after reaching “peak”)
- leeks (need lots of time to grow)
The also-ran
- red and yellow bulb onions (la de da, any DAY now)
- carrots (had better luck with the summer batch)
I must say, it was a great first experience with a winter (wet season) garden. I’m already planning for next year.
How about you? Did you do a winter garden? How did it go?
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Majestic broccoli. Far better than my favorite food related tagline these days…”the humble chickpea”. I throw that phrase around as much as possible. There are, surprisingly, far more opportunities than you would think to bring up garbonzo beans. Over a salad, whilst discussing (or eating) hummus, and so on. Well, actually…that’s pretty much it. 🙂
The tough love that you’re practicing on your nasturtiums is far too brutal for me to get my head around. I accidentally snapped a runner off of a burdgeoning clematis the other day, and I actually cried. I felt horrible. I held it in my hands and wondered what to do with it.
I love (love) all of it, but in the interest of not being a comment hog (or, to echo HelloItsYo, “I wanted to highlight the whole line but that seemed selfish”), I will limit my gushing to three keypoints:
Cool containers – did you build them yourself? Do you happen to have an easy plan handy you’d be willing to share?
How is it that your nasturtiums aren’t completely taking over the containers? Mine have always been deliciously, predictably invasive.
I learned something new about leeks.
Gorgeous shot of the broccoli!!
Okay, that’s four keypoints. Hey, I tried. 🙂
Yep, I built ’em myself. (At the prodding of my mom, who is also the driving force behind pretty much this whole venture). We cover the building in episode 1. But you just gave me a GREAT idea for a future post. With drawings and all. You’re a genius.
The nasturtiums would LIKE to take over the entire container, but we’ve come to an agreement wherein I peel off several of their runners every time I visit. It’s tough love, I know.
Me, too. I had no idea leeks took so bloody long to grow. I now have more respect for any leeky foods I eat.
That’s my favorite shot, too. The broccoli looks all majestic and stuff. For some reason Steinbeck pops into my head when I look at it. I don’t know…it’s the writer in me?
Gush all you want. No, really, it’s fine. And tell Yo it’s okay to highlight the whole line. It’s not selfish, it’s flattering.