Had a harvest yet?

[Garden Manager]

I have. Pulled the first crop of rhubarb the other day and enjoyed rhubarb crumble that evening. Mmmm!

Next to harvest will the the 'winter' cabbages, that are bursting out of their fleece covering as i type this.

Can anyone match this? (Answer: Probably  ;) ;D)

What crops have YOU harvested so far this year?

[Garden Manager]

[supersprout]

I just love to hear about peeps harvesting all four seasons on the lottie. Yesterday we picked and pulled a basket of white and purple sprouting broccoli (first crop!), January King cabbage (more like Art than Vegetable), armsful of spinach (curry for 10 tonight), and the last of the leeks :'(

Sucks to the hungry gap! ;D ;D ;D



Newly planted rhubub has a leaf up at last :D

[bupster]

Leeks and xmas potatoes that I'd forgotten about and thought had been slugmunched.

[sandersj89]

Still digging leeks and parsnips, though the parsnips are starting to sprout again so might be time to lift them for souping.

There are also sprouts and black kale on the go but the carrots are now finished. Had to buy some this week, sob. Though the pot grown early carrots are only a week or so away from harvesting.

But like you I am about to pick the first rhubarb and we have been picking lambs lettuce and cut and come again lettuce for a few weeks now so no more buying lettuce until November I hope!

Jerry

[emma h]

I just pulled up 2 buckets of Jerusalem artichokes that the previous tenants must have planted last year..they seem fine. Do they count  ;D?

[Hot_Potato]

I've also had some of my beautiful 'forced' rhubarb - first time I've done this myself - have never eaten it  'so young & fresh'.....just fantastic

gently poached it with soft brown sugar, zest from half a large orange & 1 tablespoonful of orange juice......served with ice cream....absolutely delic.!! :P

[glow777]

Last of the leeks, a rogue swede an d a couple of experimental (left in) parsnips

I dug a path last weekend and harvested a lot of broken glass that had buried along with a few chicken skeletons! Broken glass grows quite well on my lottie and is a perennial it just appears year after year  :'( :'( :'( :'(

[Garden Manager]

I should point out that my rhubarb was NOT forced. It just grew naturaly (with a little protection from the greenhouse.)

[Debs]

Yippee! Garden Cadet,

Gardeners World 8pm tonight.

Debs ;D ;D ;D

[aquilegia]

My rhubarb is growing outside, unforced and without protection. I could harvest it, but I'm still eating last year's out of the freezer.

All I've had is some chard, sage and rosemary - my parsnips, leeks and brassicas all failed to do anything (must try harder!)

[Trixiebelle]

SPROUTS, SPROUTS AND MORE S***ING SPROUTS  ::)

Sprout fricasse, sprout rissotto, sprout soup, sprout en croute, sprout a la king, sprout surprise, sprout a l'orange, boiled sprouts, fried sprouts etc etc etc.

Pulled up the last plant today and gave it to the chickens, couldn't face another one if you paid me!

Still picking rocket and rosemary and the rhubub is just coming through.

Better organised this year ... will be planting stuff that we can harvest all year round  :)

[bupster]

What was the sprout surprise?

[sandersj89]

What was the sprout surprise?

Parp.......

;D

Jerry

[jonny211]

Darn, you beat me to that one Jerry.

[supersprout]

Better organised this year ... will be planting stuff that we can harvest all year round  :)

Hope Alfie gets to supply the Trixiebelle family with squash from September to April :D

[Trixiebelle]

What was the sprout surprise?

It wasn't a sprout ... it was a cat's green hairball!

[Trixiebelle]

Better organised this year ... will be planting stuff that we can harvest all year round  :)

Hope Alfie gets to supply the Trixiebelle family with squash from September to April :D

He's on the case  ;D XXXX

[Trixiebelle]

And ladies don't 'parp' ... they frrrrrrrrrrtttttt .. silently! Usually in shop changing rooms and lifts  ;D

[Mrs Ava]

This was my little harvest from midweek.  The last of my sprouts, a good pick of white sprouting brocolli, daffs and cavalo nero kale.  I haven't stopped harvesting yet, which is incredibly satisfying.  My bubby is pickable, but I thought I would leave it for one more week before having my first light pickings. ;D

[supersprout]

Like a still life emma-jane! ;D
You still got some squash left?