Monday, November 18, 2013

Still Harvesting Monday...

I'm happy to be able to say I'm still getting some harvests from the 2013 garden, even if they are getting smaller and more spread apart!
 This week I pulled a few small carrots and two very little fall cabbages that were used in a nice stir fry.
 There were also a few greens: mostly arugula, some chard, beet greens, tatsoi and a leaf or two of lettuce. I pulled a few more French Breakfast radishes as well.
And later on there were a few more carrots and Brussels sprouts. I planted twice as many Brussels sprouts this year as last but look to be getting about half as many sprouts! Go figure!
I am way behind on the fall garden winterizing as seems to happen every year when I tend first to get struck down with a cold, then the many scheduled activities take their toll and I lose my momentum. I am leaving a week from today for Florida to visit with my parents, brother and his family and my son for the Thanksgiving holiday which will further put me behind. But today is gorgeous out and I hope to take advantage of it this afternoon. And maybe a glimpse of green in the Sunshine State will lift my post summer spirits again! The first seed catalogue for the 2014 growing season arrived this week too, so let the garden dreaming begin!
Daphne's Dandelions is our host for Harvest Monday and I am looking forward to seeing what is being harvested around the country and the world this week! Head on over for a little garden inspiration!
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  1. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 1:03 PM

    I wouldn't consider this a small harvest, Patsy, especially in November. Carrots may be small, but they look quite yummy. In fact they make me hungry for baby carrots, dipped in ranch; would make a perfect snack right about now when dinner is not ready but I'm already famished. Brussels sprouts look cute and seem plentiful to me. Have a fun Thanksgiving in Florida. Wish I could join you! :-)

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    1. nutmeg gardenerNovember 18, 2013 at 1:14 PM

      Thank you for the nice comment! I really am happy to get any fresh harvest this late in the season!

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  2. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 4:48 PM

    Lovely platter of Brussels sprouts. For 2 years in a row I got no Brussels sprouts, so am giving up trying.

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    1. nutmeg gardenerNovember 18, 2013 at 5:46 PM

      Thanks Norma! Have you tried cutting off the tops of the plants in August? I have found that forces sprouts to form and grow. Also, sorry but I accidentally hit reject to your other comment on my previous post, tired I guess and doing it on an ipad mini the fingers hit the wrong button!

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  3. Cozy Thyme CottageNovember 18, 2013 at 6:02 PM

    Great that you got that much harvest yet! Have a wonderful time visiting and a great Thanksgiving! A new seed catalog already! Wow! I was happy to have the gardening come to an end except for missing all the veggies and fruit but already I am thinking about next years! LOL Nancy

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    1. nutmeg gardenerNovember 18, 2013 at 7:20 PM

      Thank you Nancy! I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!

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  4. Daphne GouldNovember 19, 2013 at 2:36 PM

    At least you have brussels sprouts. I've tried to grow them for years and failed. Maybe next year.

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  5. nutmeg gardenerNovember 19, 2013 at 2:58 PM

    They can be difficult and they take space in the garden for a long time! But my husband loves them, so I keep at it!

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  6. David VeltenNovember 23, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    That's a beautiful bowl of Brussels sprouts. You should take some with you to Florida. What is Thanksgiving without Brussels sprouts? My daughter and I love them while my wife of the bitter gene hates them (although with a liberal application of bacon she has been known to change her mind - that's the Southern gene kicking in).

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    1. nutmeg gardenerNovember 23, 2013 at 4:58 PM

      Thanks David! While I have learned to like brussels sprouts, I have leaned more to your wife's side of things in the past! I grow them more for my husband who really loves them!

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  7. MacNovember 27, 2013 at 7:10 PM

    That's a nice harvest you have there, love those brussels sprouts, I don't have much luch with them.

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