This Week's Harvest - The Last of December

It feels nice to be able to participate in Daphne's Harvest Monday again. You're looking at the last of December's bounty- a pretty decent haul if I do say so myself. Not that I'm bragging or anything. It's just that not too long ago, I was questioning whether or not I would even make it this far in my winter gardening adventures. Of course, my streak could suddenly come to an end at any moment. Anyway, here are a words about what I harvested this week:


This is my first harvest of Red Russian kale. I direct-sowed the seeds in early September only because I didn't get a chance to dig the bed until then. Next year, I will aim for a much earlier sowing date. Then again, it would be nice if these successfully overwintered and I was able to harvest them all summer and fall.


I harvested a big bunch of my Napoli carrots. They are pretty tasty but I must admit that I prefer the taste of my Nantes carrots, which have a more pronounced carrot flavor. My bed of Nantes carrots is currently frozen solid. They seem to be handling it fine though. Hopefully we will get a mid-winter thaw soon so I can harvest the remaining carrots.


This is my first harvest of Bright Lights chard, not a big one but pretty to look at nonetheless. The seeds came from Kelly at How My Garden Grows (along with the kale) and were direct sown in early September as. Hopefully they will overwinter successfully as well.


This is the last of the Chinese Kale. They were a bit frozen when I harvested them. Hopefully they will still taste fine when cooked.


Finally, I picked another round of Tango lettuce, which is tasting slightly sharp from the freezing temperatures we've had lately, but is edible nonetheless.

Next week, I plan on harvesting a big round of spinach. That is, if weather permits.