This week's harvest is similar to last week with 3.8 oz of broccoli:
The broccoli has only a couple of more small harvests remaining. It has been nice to have a bit of broccoli throughout the winter. I think next year I will devoted another row towards broccoli planting. I just started broccoli seedlings for the spring and I'm thinking of planting more (if I can find the space).
Unfortunately, cauliflower has not been a success. I have six cauliflower plants and zero harvests. One started producing a head and it turned brown and rotted while it was still very small. Two of the plants were not planted in a bed with a row cover and though they are still alive, I doubt they will produce anything. The remaining three plants are under a row cover and show no evidence of producing a head. They have lots of leaves and look healthy, perhaps they will do something when spring arrives.
Also this week, I harvested three turnip roots at 8.6 oz:
And a handful of spinach at 0.5 oz:
My weekly total was 12.9 oz, bringing my yearly total to 10 lbs.
To see what others are harvesting check out Harvest Monday at Daphne's Dandelions.
Happy Gardening!
You are doing extremely well considering the temperature!
ReplyDeleteThanks.. it's be a really mild winter here and hopefully an early spring!
DeleteI envy you your home-grown broccoli! I broke down this week and bought some and even though it was organic, it was tasteless... I should have known better ;-)
ReplyDeleteSorry about the tasteless broccoli, it's amazing how much flavor veggies lose getting to the market. Hopefully you'll have a bounty of fresh broccoli come spring!
DeleteYay for broccoli, turnips and spinach. I find that cauliflowers do produce heads all of a sudden - you'll think nothing's happening and then suddenly you'll notice the tiniest head starting to form and then it grows pretty quickly from there. I wouldn't give up hope too soon.
ReplyDeleteThanks.. you give me hope for the cauliflower!
DeleteCauliflower seems challenging to grow I agree. I am jealous of those lovely looking harvests. I don't have a polytunnel this year so fresh broccoli is only a dream for me.
ReplyDeleteUsually I try to grow cauliflower in the spring and it gets too hot too soon, so I thought a fall planting would be better. Stay warm in Ottawa this winter and hopefully you'll have plenty of broccoli come spring!
ReplyDeleteI understand from reading an old market garden book there are summer cauliflowers and winter types, but most catalogs don't tell you that. Might be a matter of experimenting with varieties as well as planting times.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... I'll have to look into it. Not sure what type I have right now.
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