tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post6875864195909977288..comments2024-03-23T11:54:03.133-05:00Comments on The Shovel-Ready Garden: Spring harvest of fall cropsCarolinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12621220516578692069noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-3101337021811929682010-04-15T15:27:49.374-05:002010-04-15T15:27:49.374-05:00Wow, that's quite impressive. As far as the be...Wow, that's quite impressive. As far as the beets, it wasn't a beet year. Carol Ann at Boggy Creek Farm blamed the lack of sun, although I don't know why it would be a carrot year if there weren't enough sun. Oh well, guess that's the fun of gardening.vertiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391563643437871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-36035274161660573252010-04-11T22:31:14.486-05:002010-04-11T22:31:14.486-05:00That's an impressive haul, Caroline! You shou...That's an impressive haul, Caroline! You should be so proud of your work - it realy paid off. Your veggies are making my mouth water (except maybe those few little mutant carrots!). My beets have been a bust twice, too. I took a bunch of produce that we won't be able to eat to the food bank yesterday - giant box o chard!Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-44642737340381359962010-04-08T21:57:37.155-05:002010-04-08T21:57:37.155-05:00Wow, your veggies are amazing! We're overflowi...Wow, your veggies are amazing! We're overflowing with collards, kale and lettuce right now. Cilantro and arugula gone to seed...I love the winter garden...Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04963437932419275984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-1314561968141964252010-04-07T22:29:20.341-05:002010-04-07T22:29:20.341-05:00I also tried a fall garden for the first time this...I also tried a fall garden for the first time this past season. Started small...just a bed of carrots and a bed of broccoli. They did far better than I expected, especially the broccoli - half of it bolted before we could eat it, but the bees loved the flowers which was fun. :)Beth and Alfiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697629511738319883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-1674426271636458092010-04-07T13:32:42.351-05:002010-04-07T13:32:42.351-05:00Wow - I'm impressed and astounded, Caroline! W...Wow - I'm impressed and astounded, Caroline! What a wonderful harvest and it's interesting to know the row cover worked so well during the freezes. <br />You're giving me winter-garden ideas! <br /><br />Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-20183249663509061582010-04-06T17:58:01.098-05:002010-04-06T17:58:01.098-05:00Caroline, I stumbled across your blog today. What ...Caroline, I stumbled across your blog today. What a wonderful garden! I live in Texas (Houston) and have my own garden as well. Good luck this spring.Anuhttp://themonsoonwinds.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-13738278558540506322010-04-06T14:22:07.409-05:002010-04-06T14:22:07.409-05:00That's wonderful! I'm still struggling wit...That's wonderful! I'm still struggling with the concept of fall planting and spring harvesting.:) I guess I just can't imagine a winter where its not minus forty, frozen solid and a ton of snow. I think it may have been too hot for the sprouts anyway, they like to be hit with a few good frosts, before harvesting, it improves their flavour.Melanie J Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265452434129642917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-64001749142208499742010-04-05T23:30:35.863-05:002010-04-05T23:30:35.863-05:00I will try the beets again. I've been reading...I will try the beets again. I've been reading up and have decided that I may not have thinned them enough. I may try another variety (although Detroit Dark Red is supposed to do well here, and I have plenty of seeds leftover in the fridge).Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621220516578692069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-88493134630469881082010-04-05T23:01:09.366-05:002010-04-05T23:01:09.366-05:00Your veggies look beautiful. I have given up on b...Your veggies look beautiful. I have given up on brussel sprouts and cauliflower. The chard, kale, lettuces, beets, turnips, carrots, arrugula, and spinach all did pretty well and my asparagus bed is coming along nicely.Jenhttp://www.rebarandroses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-24118405522431861492010-04-04T21:44:07.186-05:002010-04-04T21:44:07.186-05:00I think your garden was quite the success. It'...I think your garden was quite the success. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who didn't have great success with the beets--I pulled one up the other week and it was no bigger than a radish, I bit into it and it tasted like a radish but bitter. I don't know what I'll do with the others...katinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15658859113915782535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-72707535647410436272010-04-04T12:01:25.696-05:002010-04-04T12:01:25.696-05:00I wondered about the recent heat, too, but I plant...I wondered about the recent heat, too, but I planted those beets and Brussels sprouts in late November, so they had over three full months in the ground before it warmed up. I planted the beets at the same time as the carrots, and the Brussels sprouts at the same time as the cabbage. It's like the cauliflower and the broccoli--same bed, same soil, same fertilizer, same watering; broccoli didCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12621220516578692069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-52503417701277181802010-04-04T11:48:57.399-05:002010-04-04T11:48:57.399-05:00Great-looking vegetables! Too much spinach is a ni...Great-looking vegetables! Too much spinach is a nice "problem" to have.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05517165081477969468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7567066498008776041.post-91063498253127866302010-04-04T11:15:32.862-05:002010-04-04T11:15:32.862-05:00Wow, Caroline, that's quite a harvest for your...Wow, Caroline, that's quite a harvest for your first try. I wonder if it got too hot too quickly for the beets and brussel sprouts? And just why is it that we always seem to skip the 60-70s for our temps in the spring, anyway? Nice pics; spinach 3 times a day...I love spinach, too, but that might challenge my taste buds, not sure about Jack's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com