tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post2287661355565805255..comments2024-02-10T03:18:13.928-05:00Comments on Dave's Square Foot Garden: Harvest Monday 20 June 2016David Veltenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-62759511733025059532016-06-20T19:54:12.079-04:002016-06-20T19:54:12.079-04:00Drooling over those perfect radishes. Last year I ...Drooling over those perfect radishes. Last year I tied some of my napa cabbage and they became hiding places for all kinds of bugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-23256167374131903402016-06-20T16:34:13.559-04:002016-06-20T16:34:13.559-04:00I agree that kohlrabi and hummus sounds like a gre...I agree that kohlrabi and hummus sounds like a great combination. I discovered two cabbage moths inside my row cover this morning! Grrr! Perhaps they've all come to SC this year and you're crops will be safe. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-26607064377511403922016-06-20T16:16:47.576-04:002016-06-20T16:16:47.576-04:00We peel and slice them. They are juicy and crunchy...We peel and slice them. They are juicy and crunchy and make a nice spoon for the hummus. At least until the snap and snow peas are ready.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-8620536775458472552016-06-20T14:49:08.489-04:002016-06-20T14:49:08.489-04:00Kohlrabi and hummus, what a great idea. I always s...Kohlrabi and hummus, what a great idea. I always struggled to figure out a way to serve kohlrabi that I would enjoy, unsuccessfully, so I haven't grown it in quite a while. We love carrots and hummus, so I imagine kohlrabi and hummus might be similar.<br /><br />Your greens sure are zipping along and looking good! They were quick in my garden also and I've already cleared almost all of them out already.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-17487769485236147422016-06-20T13:23:48.189-04:002016-06-20T13:23:48.189-04:00Sounds delicious, definitely will try that one.Sounds delicious, definitely will try that one.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-49733331810224398282016-06-20T13:17:41.576-04:002016-06-20T13:17:41.576-04:00I guess it depends on the variety and the conditio...I guess it depends on the variety and the conditions. Last year my Soloist cabbages were lying sprawled out on the ground. Tying them up helped form a head and blanch the interior. This year Minuet, a different variety, is forming heads on its own.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-7411134341919787662016-06-20T13:11:21.744-04:002016-06-20T13:11:21.744-04:00Collards don't form a head, you just cut the l...Collards don't form a head, you just cut the leaves like kale. The stems are woody so just tear the leaves off the stems and wash in a lot of water to get sand off. We cook them by throwing the wet leaves in a pot with hot bacon fat, add a little more water, cover and steam for maybe a half hour. Serve sprinkled with pepper vinegar. David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-42926081089699511702016-06-20T12:46:44.331-04:002016-06-20T12:46:44.331-04:00Everything is looking pretty great around your gar...Everything is looking pretty great around your garden, especially that kohlrabi! I'm growing collards for the first time and realize, after seeing your mention above, that I'm not sure when to harvest. They don't form any head so I assume it is just a matter of sizing up?Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-52310712359834689872016-06-20T12:34:38.241-04:002016-06-20T12:34:38.241-04:00Looks like both you and I are in the kohlrabi now ...Looks like both you and I are in the kohlrabi now :) Great tip for serving the radishes with hummus - hadn't thought of doing that before.<br /><br />Now that you mention it, I haven't seen many white butterflies lurking around either. Not that I'm taking any chances after last years fiasco where I didn't cover the beds for a week or so after transplanting and ended up battling caterpillars for the rest of the summer. This time round, I netted them the minute I transplanted the seedlings.<br /><br />I didn't realize that Chinese cabbage would benefit from being tied up; I had assumed they would simply form heads on their own. Mine are quite small still - at what stage do you normally tie them up & how do you do that?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-16439750719566750532016-06-20T12:11:10.373-04:002016-06-20T12:11:10.373-04:00Those are lovely collards. It's been a while s...Those are lovely collards. It's been a while since I grew them, I've been growing mostly kale instead. I can't get enough garlic scapes so I think you did an honorable thing to harvest the volunteers!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-35290366519976527982016-06-20T11:37:01.939-04:002016-06-20T11:37:01.939-04:00Unfortunately, we have had too hot of a spring (wi...Unfortunately, we have had too hot of a spring (with temps up to 100F) for the spring garden to be anything but disappointing. I'm hoping maybe for a decent fall harvest for my cool weather crops, but otherwise I've all but given up on them. Lovely harvests from your space, as always.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04343685271510850819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-49549080576299654342016-06-20T10:41:46.713-04:002016-06-20T10:41:46.713-04:00We don't get Collards here in the UK. The near...We don't get Collards here in the UK. The nearest we have is called "Spring Greens", which is just a type of loose-leaf Cabbage (nice, all the same!). We have had very few butterflies of any sort so far. I don't miss the white ones, but a few of the others would be welcome.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-56302062910372320002016-06-20T09:39:53.936-04:002016-06-20T09:39:53.936-04:00The weather is getting hotter and drier, so no mor...The weather is getting hotter and drier, so no more spring weather.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-51332308829374639132016-06-20T09:38:56.694-04:002016-06-20T09:38:56.694-04:00Knock on wood, no root maggots yet, but the radish...Knock on wood, no root maggots yet, but the radishes are almost done anyway. Just the turnips, if any actually germinate. I spray spinosad for caterpillars because it also works on flea beetles.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-70283780927966559802016-06-20T08:59:12.742-04:002016-06-20T08:59:12.742-04:00Your kohlrabi, spinach, and radishes look so good....Your kohlrabi, spinach, and radishes look so good. And I love the idea of free range garlic scapes. Your lettuces are amazing looking. I do wish we had more of a spring and could grow things like that.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-66640787875938340322016-06-20T08:37:50.005-04:002016-06-20T08:37:50.005-04:00Lovely harvests Dave. Your radishes look especiall...Lovely harvests Dave. Your radishes look especially perfect. Ours taste great but don't look too closely at them--root maggots found them despite covering. I've never blanched Soloist, we just take them as they are (mine were just started, for a July transplant). As for the white butterflies, I'm surprised that I haven't noticed any yet this year. But I'm spraying with BT anyway just to be safe.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.com