Showing posts with label chard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chard. Show all posts

Tuesday, 27 November 2018

Remember Your Plot?

Days have shortened, temperatures have dropped, rain has been sweeping past and outdoor activities have become less attractive.  It is tempting to just forget about the plot on the other side of town. That's not to say that there is nothing cropping at the moment.  It's just that as soon as your gloves get wet you have to change them before you lose the use of your hands.  So today three pairs of gloves at the ready I harvested

The last of the row of fennel



                                  

Swiss chard:



and spinach:




 Cabbage:

Kohlrabi


Swede:


Carrots from under their cover:


and that's a row of salsify to the left which, like the parsnips, I have yet to explore. 

Less photogenic but also picked today Jerusalem artichoke and sprouting broccoli. There's plenty beetroot too and Brussel sprouts to come.  The leeks I am leaving for when things get really depleted.



Nearly forgot to mention the late brassicas planted after clearing the strawberry patch! There's spring greens, kale and mooli in there.   






So all in all I have still got lots of reasons to remember to visit the plot, (just don't ask me to do any weeding).