Here goes the harvest photos from the last seven days and like always if you would like to join in you can post your link on Daphne's Dandelions so everyone can check it out.
Aug 18th harvest: 'Valentine' Rhubarb. I plant two crowns of this plant this spring and they have do extremely well. So well in fact I am not worried about harvesting a few stems in the first season because the plants are so thick. They currently are in the crisper but will soon be made into a strawberry rhubarb pie.
Aug 20th harvest: In the top photo, starting from left to right we have two cherokee purples tomatoes, one Purple Calabash tomato (seed from Skippy's Vegetable Garden) and one Siletz tomato. In the second photo are four cucumbers, an assortment of black cherry and black zebra tomatoes and a Jimmy Nardello pepper (not sure if I really like these peppers).
Aug 24th harvest: Starting with the top basket photo there is the first green beans of the season and a few 'Dragon Tongue' beans which production has really slowed. For tomatoes there is a cherokee purple, two jersey devils and an assortment of black cherry & black zebra that are hiding. Then a few early red potatoes and what I think will probably be the last cucumber from the garden for a while.The lower photo shows half a row of 'Chioggia' beets that I harvested today. Beside the beets are all the seed grown 'Prince' onions that I harvest today as well. Half the onions are your average cooking onion size and the other half are rather small. Seems I didn't get my massive onions again this year! Last but not least is a large 'Cocozelle' zucchini that will be grated and froze for later baking use.
Such pretty harvests. I love the tomatoes lined up along the edge of your raised bed.
ReplyDeleteI love the way you photographed the rhubarb. It has such nice dark red color.
ReplyDeleteDaphne - I can't wait for the tomatoes to line up along the whole bed! ;-)
ReplyDeleteEmily - This Valentina rhubarb variety is the reddest one there is I think. I was growing a different variety previously and it was really green and bitter. This one is definitely a keeper.
*Sigh* I can only dream one day having such bountiful harvests.
ReplyDeleteThe rhubarb is striking indeed. Lovely !
Those beets look beautifully shiny: almost as though you've polished them!
ReplyDeleteYes! Cherokee Purple is the bomb! Can you tell I love those tomatoes? Heh. Good presentation, Dan. I bet that rhubarb will make some good pies.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad your cherokee purples are healthy! I wish mine were!
ReplyDeleteGreat harvest as usual.
Miss M - This year compared to last I have had a great decrease in harvests. I wish I did harvest post last year because I had loads of tomatoes, pepper, beans and cucumbers.
ReplyDeleteAmanda - I had just gave everything a shower with my watering wand, it does make everything nice and shiny doesn't it.
EG - Those Cherokee Purple's are my favorite too, nothing better in my opinion! They are the most productive heirloom in my garden as well.
Sally - Sorry to hear about your Cherokee Purple's. It really has not been a good year for tomatoes in the east, especially by the coast.
The varieties you grow are quite beautiful in their colors and shapes. I added a plant of the Valentine rhubarb this spring as well and it is gorgeous and putting my older plant (another variety) to shame. I am on a mission to grow really big beautiful sweet onions (write home to mom wonderful!) and have started this quest off by starting Walla Walla seeds right now for planting out in October. I will be overwintering these in a heavily amended (lots of compost) and then beginning early next spring I will be giving them quite a bit of fertilizer and water to see if I can push them to their maximum growth potential.
ReplyDeleteI love the coloured varieties too. Why be boring? Your crops look splendid Dan.
ReplyDeleteLove the rubarb! Ours is all passed the prime. After seeing your beets, I will be growing them next year fer sure!
ReplyDeleteYour rhubarb looks absolutely delicious. I was trying to decide upon a variety to grow next year. Most gardeners in New England grow the greener stemmed variety, though I've noticed they tend to be a bit stringy. You'll have to tell us how it tastes!
ReplyDeleteDan- Awesome harvest! Although I hate rhubarb! I think I over did it when I was kid. I think it was the only thing my Dad could grow. lol!
ReplyDeleteI just got your seeds in the mail, thanks! I've never grown Kale,Choy or Bok before, so I'm real excited to give them a try. Of course, I've grown radish before but not this cool looking variety. Thanks again!
What a beautiful harvest. The rhubarbs are the a special kind that is for late harvest?
ReplyDeleteTyra
Thanks for the comments everyone
ReplyDeleteDennis - Glade the seeds made it finally!
Tyra - The rhubarb is your standard spring rhubarb. It looks so good and tender though I could not resist picking some.