Over the weekend we had some rain and warmer weather so I was able to dig the rest of the root crops. Good thing I got it done because shortly after it turned really cold again and started to snow. Only four more months of this weather.....
Here are all the fall carrots I planted. There are red, yellow & orange carrots. The red ones are Purple Dragon, they did the best this fall.
I planted these parsnips early in the spring and they grew to be monsters. There is still a 5' row of them in the garden. I am leaving them in, they will either be harvest during a winter thaw or early in the spring.
I also dug the remainder of the celeriac roots. I am looking forward to trying them for the first time. Maybe a celeriac soup will be the first thing on the list.
Here are all the fall carrots I planted. There are red, yellow & orange carrots. The red ones are Purple Dragon, they did the best this fall.
I planted these parsnips early in the spring and they grew to be monsters. There is still a 5' row of them in the garden. I am leaving them in, they will either be harvest during a winter thaw or early in the spring.
I also dug the remainder of the celeriac roots. I am looking forward to trying them for the first time. Maybe a celeriac soup will be the first thing on the list.
Dan Impressed as usual with your crop. Was an unusual week of weather ... Like the comment only 4 months of this to go thru. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI took advantage of warm weather today to do the same thing, get the carrots out of the ground. I tried last week but the ground was frozen solid. As it was, I lost the ends of a few leeks because it is still frozen deeper down.
ReplyDeleteThose purple dragon carrots are beautiful! I will be looking for those seeds. Nice harvest!
ReplyDelete-Mary
The color of that Purple Dragon is beautiful and such a welcome sight in mid-December! Your parsnips and celeriac roots sure are monsters - I have never grown either. Let us know how that celeriac soup tastes!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful carrots Dan! I have never grown or eaten celeriac root. What does it taste like and how do you cook it??
ReplyDeleteCeleriac soup is wonderful, and I don't even like celery which it is said to resemble in flavour.
ReplyDeleteI love the look of those purple carrots.
Great looking carrots and parsnips!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like everyone is going to get a hard winter this year. Come on Spring!
I want to try a purple carrot next year. They just look so pretty.
ReplyDeletePurple carrots are just so delicious. I plant a few different varieties and some are way more purple than others (purple haze wins for purpleness.) Those parsnips are huge! I can't seem to get them to grow properly in pots. Great harvest despite the snow!
ReplyDeletePurple carrots! It's on my list for spring!
ReplyDeleteWow those carrots and parsnips look so fat. I bet they are delicious especially after a little freeze.
ReplyDeleteGlad you caught a break in the weather to get those root crops in. You have some good eating ahead of you!
ReplyDeleteCeleriac just won't grow for us but still we have plenty of carrots and parsnips to make up for it.
ReplyDeleteThose carrots look divine - my girls would LOVE them.
ReplyDeleteDang, those purple dragon carrots are sexy.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you should try parsnip wine. The trick is to use yeast with enzymes intended for distilling, so it gets up to 15% Afterwards, flavor it with a heavy fruit syrup with a campden tablet. It works for pretty much any starchy vegetable and is tasty, tasty, tasty.
Celeriac is also great mashed with potatoes. I like to do a 50/50 mix mashed together with butter and creme fraiche, yum. Such beautiful carrots and parsnips, I'm envious, I didn't manage to grow any this year.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the carrots! So pretty.. we still have some tucked into cold frames, as well as buried under a foot deep layer of shredded leaves in the garden. I covered the leaves with a row cover so they won't blow away.. I also did the same to our remaining celeriac - such a nice treat in early Jan! Thanks for the lovely photos..
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http://yearroundveggiegardener.blogspot.com
The only time I use parsnips is in a butternut squash squash soup that calls for parsnips. Well, I guess I throw them into pot pies some times, too. Enjoy your harvest.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering if my carrots are surviving the lower than usual temperatures this winter. I'm anxious to get home to see if leaving them in the ground was a worthwhile project. I have a feeling my rosemary will be dead. I should have dug it up and brought it south with me :-(
ReplyDeleteI just love Winter root veggies. Either roasted or blitzed into a warming soup. We need warming here - it's freeeezing!
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty fine harvest by any measure. I recommend you make some of your celeriac into a remoulade - it's absolutely wonderful! See this post about it from a few weeks back...
ReplyDeletehttp://marksvegplot.blogspot.com/2010/10/celeriac.html
Nice! Glad the celeriac grew well for you. I only got one. I should cook it and enjoy it soon. Kathy
ReplyDeleteLike your post. I also have a vegetable garden but in Australia. I will however revisit your blog for further great information on the vegetable garden. Have a look at my blog at http://vegygardener.blogspot.com/ if you wish to see what I do in my patch. Cheers and all the best. Steve the Vegygardener.
ReplyDeleteThese look great! I left some of our celeriac in the garden under a foot-thick blanket of shredded leaves and topped it with a row cover. Works great.. whenever I want a root for soup, I just quickly dig one out..
ReplyDeletebeautiful carrots too.. they look good enough to eat! :)
Niki
http://yearroundveggiegardener.blogspot.com
Like the purple carrots! I dug up the last of our carrots several weeks ago.
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