When I got back from holidays, it was pretty clear that my potatoes were done. The leafy tops had been dying for a while, and I’d been sneaking the odd new potato here and there, but until last week, you could still pretend the tops were green. No longer. Have you ever harvested potatoes? No? […]
Now Harvesting
Now Harvesting: early August
I love coming home from holiday. Sleeping in my own bed. Unpacking. Airing out the house. Watering. This homecoming was even sweeter because the garden had treats waiting for me. The first tomatoes – ripe n’ ready. Cucumbers – perfect. Potatoes – SO ready (so ready, in fact, that they warrant a whole ‘nother post). […]
Now Harvesting: mid-to-late July
Wow – where did July go? I’ve been too busy working on the final proofs of my book to be able to do much lounging or gin-and-tonic drinking (two things, that, without which, summer is not complete). The good news is that the book is done! Well, my role in it, anyway – at least […]
Now Harvesting: late June
Finally! Something other than greens. This week marked the first garlic harvest. A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that my garlic (about a dozen heads grown at the community garden) had a major case of rust. Rust is a fungal disease that looks exactly like – you guessed it – rust. Not having personally […]
Now Harvesting: mid-June
Okay, I’m a little late for Harvest Monday. But Harvest Tuesday sounds just as good, no? Not much new to report in the way of new edibles this week. I’m still harvesting salad greens by the bucketful (well, bowl full, at least): endive, various lettuces, beet greens, radishes. We’ve also been eating a lot of […]
Now Harvesting: Early June
‘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, […]
Now Harvesting: mid-May
I’ve decided to introduce a regular weekly feature on Heavy Petal called Now Harvesting. I hope to share with you what I’m eating out of the garden every week until winter, or until the garden is completely empty. For my own sake, I think this will be a great way to look back on what […]