February 14, 2012

Update on winter growings

written by Yvonne

Winter is FINALLY upon us here in Charlotte and boy, was it wintery-cold this weekend! It made for good indoor activities like fires and cooking soup. Motivation to do anything outside was nonexistent.  So getting our seeds started will have to wait yet another weekend.

Here is how things look in TYs winter garden...

I'm super impressed that dill is growing.  Thanks to our mini greenhouse, we started these seeds in fall, transplanted it, and because of the hoop houses it not only survived, it's growing!


Same with the thyme.


(Sorry that a few of these photos are blown out a bit). The garlic is doing fantastic...


as is the arugula. I pulled out one plant because they are getting a little crowded and so we would have some to eat for a few days.


I harvested about a dozen of the larger spinach leaves and tossed them with the arugula to make several hearty salads.


I also harvested collards and threw them in a soup for lunches this week. I have a new collards recipe to try this coming weekend that promises to be quite tasty.


TONS of cabbages coming along.  The heads are just starting to form.  This is a good illustration of why we are going to succession plant.  All of these cabbages are going to be ready to eat at the same time.... that's a LOT of coleslaw, my friends!


The harvested bounty for the week.


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