Now over to the park for the first of the year update. Cold hardy greens such as kale and collards are doing well in many gardens. On to my garden:
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| My collards, ready for a picking |
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| Open space from harvest of savoy cabbage yesterday |
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| Cardoon, 1/1/2012 |
This cold frame, with the regrowing stumps of cardoon, has received a thin layer of mushroom soil to cover the garlic bulblets from an earlier post. I saw three little shoots of garlic, including the one in the left corner of the following photo:
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| Garlic shoot, midway between post and cardoon plant |
This bed has seen better days. The deer and voles have cleaned out all of the beets that were in the middle. The voles and George have decimated the radishes. I will sorely miss that crop. The Beedy's Camden kale over near the right side is doing well, having been harvested heavily yesterday. Finally, the thick stem chinese mustard on the far right is doing really well, and needs a heavy picking.
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| Artichokes, 1/1/12 |
These two artichoke plants are doing great, having survived a couple of 23 degree mornings so far. I might cover them somehow tomorrow if i get really motivated. Or maybe dig them up to over winter on the relatively cozy porch.
Many of the egyptian walking onions above are yellowing a bit. I suppose that has to do with the cooler temperatures, though they should do fine if left alone. They will recover quickly in the spring.
This arugula plant is still growing nicely in this cold weather, allowing for some limited harvesting. The garlic plants on both sides are also growing slowly. Right now you want root growth in garlic rather than stem growth. I hope to mulch this bed soon with a couple of inches of leaf mold.
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| Veggies in unprotected bed, 1/1/2012 |
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| Ah, arugula - 1/1/2012 |
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| Cold frame packed tight, 1/1/2012 |
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| Leeks on left, Rainbow Lacinto kale, and blue curly scotch kale |
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