Someone commented to me last night, “Well, so the garden is finished now, right? You’re not getting anything much out of it anymore?”
There is so much. We are so fortunate to still be pulling so much fresh food out of the garden for most meals. I guess, sometimes it’s hard to see beyond tomatoes, basil, potatoes, and zucchini, and recognize what’s still there when they’re gone.
So here’s what we’re still harvesting:
Brussels Sprouts… my favorite at this time of year. They are so good after a couple frosts, and just very lightly cooked until they are bright green. Dress with butter, some chopped chervil, parsley or dill, or balsamic vinegar.
Oh, the chervil, parsley and dill come from the garden still. And green onions. And thyme and sage.
Broccoli (little tiny florets “pre-cut”).
Celery. Beets. Leeks…tons of leeks. Radiccio. Cabbage. Carrots. Still have some potatoes to dig, just a few.
Parsnips and Rutabega. There are some Turnips there, but have been harvesting greens from them more than liking the roots.
Greens: (Our house salad mix is currently lettuce-free, as the voles ate ALL of several plantings of lettuce)…Mizuna, Chard, Kale of several types, Mustard greens, Arugula, Spinach, Beet greens
Corn salad is coming along, not ready quite yet. Found a couple self-seeded Radishes.
There is still so much in the garden.

Sunday, 6. December 2009
That’s it. I’m coming over for dinner right now. I’ll phone from the airport!!
Sunday, 6. December 2009
Ok, and I’m really jealous of those beets. I’m having some trouble growing them here. So much to learn…
Sunday, 6. December 2009
Hi Joan!!! Come right over! We miss you!
So beets… I’ve had the best luck with them since I started soaking and washing the seed. For about 12-24 hours before planting. A couple times I soaked, then drained them, but couldn’t plant them right then, so sealed them in a plastic container, and they started sprouting in there. Transferred them VERY carefully into the ground, and they were up in a couple days.
I read somewhere that beet and chard seed have sprouting inhibitors in in the seed coating, and will germinate better with a soaking.