Well things here are winding/down very quickly now with all the rain and cold weather. In-between cleaning the plots and and composting, we still manage to harvest some things. We also cut some of the perpetual spinach on the way home (which we ate for supper this evening). Courgettes and a disappointing first couple of parsnips. I can´t figure how they became forked--that ground was gone-over with a fine-toothed comb and loosened to a depth of 1½ spades. Oh well, It will be cleaned and blanched and frozen-in. The cauli looked excellent. A nice set of leeks, one of which would have been good enough to enter in a show, I believe. Remember the day I planted them? Here is the little patch today. Finally a nice, big courgette (from the climbing plant). It will be good for soup or filling. My bride suggested that it was probably hollow, but the weight of it said otherwise. I really wonder how much longer there will be things to harvest. Some of the crops are ment to stay in place throughout the winter though, and I expect a continuing yield.
Those leeks look wonderful Sjoerd. I could have made a great big pot of broth with them if I'd grown them. We dug up the last of our potatoes last week and now all I have left is some fennel, a few pears and some gooseberries. Your cauliflower looks so much better than the ones we have to buy. Maybe next year we'll try growing some of our own.
I like the look of your cauliflower. Mine never did turn out to be anything. Maybe I'll try again next year. You vege's still going strong. We don't do any fall/winter gardening-too much snow and too hard of winter here.
Looking good, Sjoerd! I think all your veggies are impressive-looking. We've got nothing but a few apples now.
I saw on a gardening programme on tv the other day them say that carrots can split if the ground is too rich as well as rocks in it I wonder if the same can happen with parsnips, they look great and so does the rest of your harvest, that is one heck of a courgette it looks more like a marrow by the size of it! thank you for sharing the pictures with us
Wow, Sjoerd, even the leftovers look good! Mouthwatering Leeks and lovely cauliflower. Great going. Gardengater
Thanks folks... your nice reactions were good to hear. I wonder about that, Playtime. I know about the carrot-forking-in-fertilized-ground thing--I accidently planted half a patch where a manure pile had sat for a couple of years. What a sight those were! Every year I get one or two parsnips that do this, but usually not this bad. My percentage so far is 100%...fooey! This is worth looking into. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
It all looks great to me Sjoerd! Your Leeks look great! I suddenly have a craving for some Cream of Leek soup!
The leeks are absolutely gorgeous! Makes me want to run out and find some and make a leek tart or a frittata. And don't even get me started on the cauiflower, I could never get mine that size no matter where I lived. How beautiful!
Lovely harvest there sjoerd. I picked the last of my courgettes yesterday and bunged the spend plants on my compost heap. Came home with a basket full, all shapes and sizes, some teeny, but they will be great. I also picked some spinach for the weekend. My leeks aren't as big as yours, but they have put on plenty of growth so will be nice over the winter. I pulled a couple of 'snips, and one of mine looked just like yours but my ground is sooooooo stoney I expect that.
That all sounds good, EJ. I am holding off with pulling the last of my courgettes because we are due some sunny and quite warm weather for the coming week. They may well have one more spurt of growth. Mercy me...I do LURVE those parsnips. We had the last leek tonight in a stir-fry-type meal. Delicious.
