I pulled my first tiny harvest from the garden yesterday! As I shared on my facebook page, a hail storm ripped through our area this past week, and it really destroyed a good portion of our current plantings. The lettuce was chopped down to its tiny leaves, and the onions just look sad. Time will tell what survived, but I'm just glad that I hadn't planted more outside yet. Still, I was able to harvest a small amount from the garden, and more will be reaching our plates and pantry shelves very soon.
In the basket:
- rhubarb (unknown variety, two were here when we moved, and I was gifted two plants from a friend at school)
- radishes (plum purple, from seed savers)
- oregano (greek, from seed savers - started four years ago)
The rhubarb was removed because of the hail storm. The hail chopped though the leaves, and damaged the stems, so I pulled out practically every stalk. Some were salvaged, and some weren't. The stalks that survived will be turned into rhubarb seltzer this weekend. I also harvested the first oregano. I've found that I like to harvest oregano early, otherwise, the leaves get really tiny. It will be hung and dried on our basement steps. The first radishes were just starting to pop up from the soil, and they'll be joining our daily salads.
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Garden Haul - I thought of this idea a few months ago, but I had to wait until I was actually harvesting from my garden to take a picture. Each week, on Saturday, I'm going to share a photo of my "garden haul" for the week. I'll discuss what I'm growing at that moment, and what I'm making with my harvest.
I'd also like to include some photos that show share your garden haul!
This is not meant to be a competition for "who has the fullest basket." I think you all get that, but I just want to make sure it was said. This is meant to celebrate all we're producing with our plots of land, even if you have a tiny little corner allotment, or a few container plants on your porch. If you're growing something yourself, that is good. Also, I think it will be quite lovely to see what our various climates produce. As a plant obsessed individual, if you're growing a particulary tasty heirloom tomato, or a hardy variety of squash, I want to know!
If you'd like to to join in the fun, add your picture to my flickr pool. I'll be posting my favorites every week here on the blog. Please add a description to the picture that includes what's in the picture. If you're growing any neat heirloom varieties, please include that information also. Finally, if you have a blog, make sure to share your address.
I look forward to sharing your photos, and learning about what you're growing!
