Harvest Monday

The harvest has been slow but steady for the last two weeks, The order of everything seems a little backwards has I have been picking squash for three weeks and just started picking my peas 4 days ago.

Many things don't get photographed because I am a constant harvester. Every walk through the garden yields something in my hand.
Among the harvest: greens, basil, squash, cucumber, peas, turnips, beans, tomatoes and onions and an eggplant :).

 

Harvest Monday

Head over to Daphne's to see what others are harvesting for Harvest Monday.
I had a bountiful week and we are having a constant variety of vegetables. The tomatoes are coming in and this heat should sweeten them up a bit. This is only a sampling. No weights on any of these but I am pleased.

Harvest Monday

What a week for harvesting. The only problem is that I have not been able to keep up. It has been very hot on the east coast and the timing of everything is all off. Of course I am happy to get my produce earlier but I can not help but feel that it is a sign of some hard times down the road. Please look at Dapne's Dandelions to see Harvest Monday by some other gardeners.

The swiss chard continues to come in, I harvested most of my Asian Greens by cutting them 2" above ground. They will come back sooner than I expect.

I pulled up all the turnips, they did not do as well as the first two that I picked from my daughters plot. I started these in the ground and a little on the late side. I pickled these and hope they will soften a little. We had another wonderful batch of kale for those chips I previously posted.

I tend to pick my squash as small as I can and still get that "look at what I grew" feeling. When they start coming in, i become overwhelmed and this is a way to keep it all manageable. I admire Ribbit for all her zucchini concoctions. Some peppers, padron chilie and ?? and a small collection of beans.

So that is where I thought we were with the beans on Friday when I left to visit my sister. I brought her this bunch plus a little more that I collected and forgot to photograph. When I left on Friday, I inspected the plant to find a small handful that were not ready. I decided to wait the day or two when I returned. Too hot to pick on Saturday when I returned so I got up bright and early on Sunday and low and behold I collected a good size bowl of beans. With husband away for one week and still another to go, I am not sure if we can eat beans and all else fast enough. And - Finally the peas have started coming in. It did not help that my daughter was eating them off the plant. Good thing we went away for an evening and returned to many, ready to pick peas.

And a few odds and ends including the first cucmber.

Harvest Monday

Another week and no idea how many pounds but that's OK. Thanks again to Daphne for hosting Harvest Monday.
The swiss chard continues with a harvest every three days and this is from the plants that I started in peat pods. I still have another small row that we started in the ground that are beginning to mature and will be ready for picking real soon. Good thing my daughter really likes it. Along with that I have had a number of asian greens that I am harvesting with lettuce.

Mustard and one squash that I stuck in a couscous and chickpea stew for a pot luck. This mustard is one of the best things I discovered. It has a wonderful tang and makes for a great addition to any sandwich in place of lettuce.

But the real surprise is the first zucchini and yellow crookneck squash.

   

I had to pull a couple of onion just to see. I have never grown onions and I guess for me they are a nice surprise. At this size, they would be great on the grill.

And lastly is my kale. This Kale makes great kale chips that are not bitter. My daughter can eat a bowl full on her own. What a great way to get all those good vitamins. Better than potato chips any day.

I'll post the cooked dish later.