For those of you into that sort of thing. :)
Showing posts with label lettuce. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lettuce. Show all posts
Monday, June 4, 2012
Two Monday Postings? Seems Excessive...
Here's video # 21
For those of you into that sort of thing. :)
For those of you into that sort of thing. :)
It's Monday and I found 12 lbs to fill it with.
Happy Harvesting everyone!
The lettuce bed was a bit thick lately. A number of it was bolting and more than bitter. It was about time to clean it up, mulch it, and get it ready to plant something else. As I currently see it, that will be the Dino kales from the east garden. They should become more prolific in the sunny front. At least this is the hope!
8lbs 14.3 oz of lettuce. Of which half was so bitter and bolted to be non-useable. It headed to the compost pile. Sad to see it not being consumed. We tried. It was just too much salad to keep up with. Plus Michigan has had a string of hot weather. Weather is rather wonky this year. Lack of winter etc. You all know what I mean. You have lived it.
Still adding the total amount to the yearly count as its not the beds fault that I didn't bother to use it. It was produced. Just "wasted". That is the whole point to the tally of course. Seeing how much the beds will produce through what actions are being done to them. Giving us a direction for when we purchase that acre and build the Stay at Home Farm. Sipping tea with a cool breeze....hanging out by the solar array. Cat jumping through the air in an attempt to catch the white cabbage moths. *dreams*
Well, not really dreaming as its bound to happen relatively soon. IE year or two. At least that is the plan.
In addition to the lettuce there was 3 lbs 1oz of red kale. This will be turned into dinner tonight. :) That should be enough "stimulation" to shoot the plants back into over-drive.
How did the day turn out for all of you?
- Cloud
The lettuce bed was a bit thick lately. A number of it was bolting and more than bitter. It was about time to clean it up, mulch it, and get it ready to plant something else. As I currently see it, that will be the Dino kales from the east garden. They should become more prolific in the sunny front. At least this is the hope!
8lbs 14.3 oz of lettuce. Of which half was so bitter and bolted to be non-useable. It headed to the compost pile. Sad to see it not being consumed. We tried. It was just too much salad to keep up with. Plus Michigan has had a string of hot weather. Weather is rather wonky this year. Lack of winter etc. You all know what I mean. You have lived it.
Still adding the total amount to the yearly count as its not the beds fault that I didn't bother to use it. It was produced. Just "wasted". That is the whole point to the tally of course. Seeing how much the beds will produce through what actions are being done to them. Giving us a direction for when we purchase that acre and build the Stay at Home Farm. Sipping tea with a cool breeze....hanging out by the solar array. Cat jumping through the air in an attempt to catch the white cabbage moths. *dreams*
Well, not really dreaming as its bound to happen relatively soon. IE year or two. At least that is the plan.
In addition to the lettuce there was 3 lbs 1oz of red kale. This will be turned into dinner tonight. :) That should be enough "stimulation" to shoot the plants back into over-drive.
How did the day turn out for all of you?
- Cloud
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| Kiki and the 9 lbs lettuce Harvest |
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| 3 lbs Red Russian Kale |
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Harvest Monday - Fancy Pants Salad Bowls
Big warm hello to all fellow Blogger Gardeners!
The primary reason for the blogging is to give a means of charting along the progression of it all. Looking out from the Sun-room I can see the potatoes have grown half a foot in the last two weeks. The bed once covered in soil is now growing awash in shoot greenery. The first bed of wheat has sent up shoots as well. Smiling as I am crouching down on the small path between the beds. Observing first hand the 3 inch shoots sneaking past the leafy mulch used to confuse wildlife. Appears to have worked. ;) Brushing away the leafy layer of another bed shows beans happily working their way free of their huge beany shells. Here's to hoping that the hidden corn is working on doing the same.
The Yard lettuce was getting to the point of being able to pick a bit. Not to say we have not been grazing for a week or two... There was one plant of Mizuna that was getting out of control. It had dinner salad written all over it. Here thinking it would be a small side bowl, nonetheless became a whole salad bags worth. V informed me during picking that today was Harvest monday and that we should take a few photos to mark the occasion.
Lucky for you all, in my reminded state, we did just that. :)
This is a mixture of Red Russian, Mizuna, Red romain, Green lettuce, spicy leaves of mystery, onion leaves, cilantro, italian parsley, spinach, oak leaf, radish sprouts, and several various other ones I have no clue about. :)
Fanciest bowl of greens we have had to date. Minus the dressing, the appeal of less than 100 foot food is strong! According to the shopper of the household this would be a big bag of salad mix worth $4.00. :) I feel it was worth a bit more personally, but I'm biased of my green children.
The primary reason for the blogging is to give a means of charting along the progression of it all. Looking out from the Sun-room I can see the potatoes have grown half a foot in the last two weeks. The bed once covered in soil is now growing awash in shoot greenery. The first bed of wheat has sent up shoots as well. Smiling as I am crouching down on the small path between the beds. Observing first hand the 3 inch shoots sneaking past the leafy mulch used to confuse wildlife. Appears to have worked. ;) Brushing away the leafy layer of another bed shows beans happily working their way free of their huge beany shells. Here's to hoping that the hidden corn is working on doing the same.
The Yard lettuce was getting to the point of being able to pick a bit. Not to say we have not been grazing for a week or two... There was one plant of Mizuna that was getting out of control. It had dinner salad written all over it. Here thinking it would be a small side bowl, nonetheless became a whole salad bags worth. V informed me during picking that today was Harvest monday and that we should take a few photos to mark the occasion.
Lucky for you all, in my reminded state, we did just that. :)
This is a mixture of Red Russian, Mizuna, Red romain, Green lettuce, spicy leaves of mystery, onion leaves, cilantro, italian parsley, spinach, oak leaf, radish sprouts, and several various other ones I have no clue about. :)
Fanciest bowl of greens we have had to date. Minus the dressing, the appeal of less than 100 foot food is strong! According to the shopper of the household this would be a big bag of salad mix worth $4.00. :) I feel it was worth a bit more personally, but I'm biased of my green children.
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| 5 bowls worth 4-23 |
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| 5 bowls worth 4-23 |
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| 5 bowls worth 4-23 |
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| Berry Balsamic Vinegrette |
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| Berry Balsamic & Pine Nuts |
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