Hello again from Eight Gate Farm! Here's a representation of harvests we have had since I last posted. There are a couple of new crops, plus continuing ones.
I took the first kohlrabi. Our Harvest Monday host, Dave, grows many varieties of kohlrabi, very successfully. This purple one, a hybrid called Kolibri, is the only one I've ever grown, but it meets our needs well.
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| Kolibri (F1) kohlrabi |
We also picked the first edible-podded peas. On the left is Super Sugar Snap; the right is Avalanche, a snow pea. The latter suffered from poor germination again this year. I've discarded the seed.
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| Mangetout |
For continuing crops, lettuce is coming in strong. It's almost hard to keep up with it.
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| Summer Lettuce Blend mix |
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| Red iceberg lettuce |
The Asian Greens are winding down. I cut two Tatsois, as they were starting to flower.
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| Tatsoi |
Green onions (aka scallions etc.) are being taken as needed. I really like their mild but tasty flavor.
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| Nabechan (F1) scallions |
Finally, I cut the rest of the garlic scapes. We gave away a few. The straight scapes at the top of the picture are some from the elephant garlic I planted last fall. I've never grown this type, and really don't know what to expect.
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| Garlic scapes |
In wildlife notes, we recently had a close encounter with a very large porcupine. The North American porcupine is the second largest rodent we have (after the beaver). It's not typical to see them in the daytime. I was concerned that this guy would stray into the unfenced field garden, so I shooed him away. In slow motion that is, as he is more of a waddler.
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| Porcupine |
That's all for now. Thanks for reading, and thanks to Dave at HappyAcres.blog for continuing to host Harvest Monday.
Wow on that porcupine! That's one critter I haven't seen around here. And the scallions and lettuce are lovely, as is the Kolibri kohlrabi.
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