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Tag Archives: turnips
November Garden Update
It’s been a while since I last did an update on what’s growing in the garden, so today I want to give a quick tour. In the area near the house I call the kitchen garden, the four cold frame … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged broccoli, cabbage, cover crops, fall garden, kale, lettuce, mizuna, turnips
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Harvest Monday November 13, 2017
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I’m getting a few new veggies in the harvests now that we have transitioned from summer to fall and winter harvests. I got a cutting of turnips greens one … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bread, Broa, broccoli, fennel, kale, lacto-fermentation, napa cabbage, peppers, pumpkin, pumpkin pie, sauerkraut, trochuda, turnip greens, turnips
12 Comments
Fall Garden Update
Today we’re getting the remnants of Hurricane Harvey in our area, and it is bringing us some needed precipitation. Thankfully we have been spared the deluge that folks to the south of us have been getting, and we just got … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged fall planting, kale, kohlrabi, lettuce, mizuna, radishes, turnips, zucchini
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Harvest Monday December 5, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I managed to bring in several fresh harvests last week. First up were the turnips, literally pulled up from the main garden. I harvested the red skinned Tsugaru Scarlet … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged lacto-fermentation, lettuce, pea shoots, Tsugaru Scarlet, turnips
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Harvest Monday November 14, 2016
Welcome to Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. I’ve been busy in the garden lately, digging up plants for overwintering indoors and harvesting the last of the warm season veggies before freezing weather hits us. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged Aji Angelo, cabbage, Daikon radishes, eggplant, ginger, kimchi, kohlrabi, lettuce, napa cabbage, peppers, turnips
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