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Tag Archives: purple sprouting broccoli
Harvest Monday April 6, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. April finds us healthy and well fed here, and that’s no fooling! My wife and I have been keeping busy with gardening work outside, and going … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged asparagus, kale, kale rapini, lettuce, purple sprouting broccoli
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Early April Greenhouse Tour
Today I want to give a quick tour of the greenhouse to show what’s growing in there in early April. With the weather here moderating a bit, I have started moving a few of the over-wintered herbs outside. That makes … Continue reading
Posted in Greenhouse
Tagged cilantro, green garlic, greenhouse, kale, kale rapini, kohlrabi, petunias, purple sprouting broccoli, seedlings
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Harvest Monday March 16, 2020
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. Let me just say there’s nothing like a national emergency and a worldwide pandemic to make me truly appreciate being able to grow so much of our own … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged arugula, greenhouse, herbs, kale, kale rapini, purple sprouting broccoli
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Harvest Monday March 9, 2020
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s more of the same here in the way of harvests. The Rudolph broccoli was the last of the PSB varieties to head up, and it made a … Continue reading
Harvest Monday March 2, 2020
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. My harvests are repetitive but we’re unlikely to get tired of them anyway soon. I cut more lettuce to go in salads. I’ve still got quite a bit … Continue reading

