It is quite unusual to be be able to pick many different veggies fresh from the garden in December. But then again, not every winter has an El Nino believed to be the biggest in history. Maybe harvests will continue awhile longer for the cold tolerant crops. All pictures below are from today, 12/27/15.
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| Flat Leafed Kale |
Here are two more kale plants that volunteered from under a stack of flowered and seeded plants that were piled here in late spring. It is actually surprising that there were not dozens of volunteers. This strain seems to be very cold hardy. I am hoping for them to survive this expectedly mild winter.
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| Lacinto Kale |
The darker kale in the middle of this picture is one of the kalette plants that I cloned earlier in the spring. The lighter kale surrounding the kalette is Red Russian kale. From the similarities in the leaf form, I believe that Red Russian was the kale used in the cross with brussel sprouts to make kalettes.
These plants are Florida Broadleaf Mustard that volunteered. I even have some growing in the lawn where they seeded. If only we would remember to harvest and eat it once in awhile.
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The voles missed these two Swiss Chard plants
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These are Russian Red garlic plants that have sprouted from bulbs that never got harvested in July. They will be needed to be transplanted in the spring to assure a crop for next summer. Some will be eaten as green garlic over the winter.
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| Leeks, not garlic |
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| Fresh mint still available |
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| Smaller cold frame |
The cold frames have not been necessary so far because of the warmer weather. However the deer have not figured out how to pull off the glass, so our lettuce is protected. There are three tatsoi in the above frame. Let's take a closer look.
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| They are beautiful |
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