It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The big story here last week was the historic flooding rains we got. Over a four day period, I dumped 8.66 inches/22cm out of our CocoRaHS rain gauge. Areas to the south of us got even more rain. Thankfully, our property sits up on high ground and the water flows away from us and our gardens. The greenhouse is dry too, and I harvested both lettuce and salad greens last week for our use.
Starfighter lettuce
mixed salad greens
I also made a cutting of collards from the greenhouse plants that are bolting now and will need to be pulled soon.
collard greens
The parsley is also beginning to flower, and I made a big cutting last week to go in a tabouli salad I made. I pulled a spring onion while I was at it for use in soup.
parsley and spring onion
And speaking of soup, I cooked up a pot of vegetable soup last week using our veggies I froze from last year’s garden. With cranberry beans for protein and a little pasta, it made for a perfect dinner on a cold and rainy night.
Vegetable Soup
Harvest Monday is a day to show off your harvests, how you are saving your harvest, or how you are using your harvest. If you have a harvest you want to share, add your name and blog link to Mr Linky below. And please check out what everyone is harvesting!
I love vegetable soup
Wow, that’s a lot of rain! Nice to have a hearty soup to chase away the chill and damp. Your greenhouse greens are beautiful.
On another note, Dave, I’m giving a Master Gardener talk on tomatoes soon. I believe you grow yours in tall remesh cages and you don’t prune much. Do you have any pictures of your setup I could use in my presentation? Thanks!
I would be happy to share some photos with you! Email is on the way.