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Now Harvesting: Early June

June 14, 2010 by Andrea Bellamy 9 Comments

Now Harvesting: Garden Babies butterhead lettuce

‘Garden Babies’ butterhead lettuce poses on my balcony.

Here in Vancouver, summer is a little delayed. While the incessant rain and cool weather has meant stunted warm season crops, rust on my garlic, and pepper plants that are still biding their time indoors, it’s also meant a bumper crop of lettuce, scallions, herbs, arugula, spinach, and peas. In short, I’m growing killer salads.

We’ve been eating green salads every night with dinner, and truthfully, I can’t get enough of them. In winter I certainly do, when I end up eating them just to put some green on my plate. But garden-fresh-herb-topped salad that I grew? Bring it. Night after night.

Tonight’s salad consisted of one head of ‘Garden Babies’ butterhead lettuce (pictured above), chopped scallions, beet greens, sugar snap peas, and a sprinkling of calendula petals, dill, mint, and thyme flowers.

What are you harvesting now?

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  1. Katrina Kennedy says

    June 14, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    Mmmm, my lettuce bolted and I’m waiting for the next round now! I harvested squash, a shallot and a little basil for our dinner tonight! I love this time of year!

  2. Melanie says

    June 15, 2010 at 7:58 am

    Yum, I’m harvesting sorel, oregano , chives, sage and thyme. everything else is barely up.

  3. Laura says

    June 15, 2010 at 6:03 pm

    Oh yum! I’m close to harvesting some greens myself. Otherwise I’m still in wait on my peas. Lucky you getting to eat your own veg so early!

  4. Lydia Plunk says

    June 15, 2010 at 7:24 pm

    Harvesting kumquats, lemons and strawberries.
    Thyme and rosemary.
    Not much yet in the way of annual vegetables- didn’t do a winter crop this year.

  5. Jaspenelle says

    June 15, 2010 at 8:44 pm

    Here in Spokane we are pretty much in the same boat, lots of greens, a few snap peas but not much else. My early tomatoes are flowering though which gives me hope!

  6. Window On The Prairie says

    June 16, 2010 at 1:42 pm

    Right now we are harvesting broccoli. Soon we will pull the onions, and the tomatoes are coming on soon.
    Suzanne

  7. Toni says

    June 17, 2010 at 11:00 am

    Just discovering your blog! All kinds of great info. I’m gardening on Vancouver Island with my first really big veggie garden. I’m starting to pick peas, we’ve been eating lots of lettuce, thinnings from the chard and beet greens, and some early strawberries, raspberries, and currants. It’s hard to be patient as we watch the fava beans get big and the blueberries get huge! Some arugula and spinach is long done, and I’ve got to get better at the succession planting so we don’t have gaps before the next harvest is ready. :)

  8. Zoe says

    June 18, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    Excellent blog – love the name! Our greens were turned under to make way for tomatoes and a late sowing of beets and carrots. Strawberries are done – blueberries are just beginning. Heaps of kale and garlic scapes = green smoothies for breakfast and pesto for dinner. (pennsylvania)

  9. Andrea Bellamy says

    June 20, 2010 at 11:01 am

    Katrina – Squash already? (*jealous*). Sounds like a great harvest.

    Melanie – Soon, friend! Summer’s just around the corner (right?!)

    Laura – It seems like my peas took forever (they don’t feel early, but I guess they are). I planted Feb. 14! But I guess our weather hasn’t been helping.

    Lydia – kumquats and lemons! How exotic (to this Canadian gardener). Sounds wonderful.

    Jaspenelle – mine too! (Tomatoes flowering). Gives me hope!

    Window on the prairie – I checked out your blog – that broccoli looks huge – and amazing!

    Toni – Sounds like you have an extensive and productive veggie garden – wonderful! I’ll definitely be following your blog.

    Zoe – Thanks :) Yummmm! Green smoothies sound delish!

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