Lots of baby lettuce and green onions to make a dinner salad. I'll add some orange segments and walnuts, and toss it with a raspberry vinaigrette.
Elsewhere in the little garden I have....
Carrots that will never mature in time for us to eat, but the green tops should grow large enough to be fed to the pet rabbit.
A pot of cilantro, that can be transported to WA and be transplanted into the home garden.
Spinach....and carrots that are even smaller than the other ones.
Here is where I thought I had a bare spot in the garden, where birds had eaten the spinach. I planted more spinach, only to find out I planted it over the beets. Oh well, the beets won't be large enough by the time we leave, so I'll just use the tender greens in salads. The radishes need to be pulled out, as they don't look like they will ever form any decent roots. I pulled three edible ones, which will be the last of the Arizona garden radishes.Please visit our Monday Harvest hostess, Daphne, at Daphne's Dandelions.
I love the first photo with the little lettuces all lined up. And maybe your carrots will surprise you and beef up quickly.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo! You've found the perfect, perfect way to do four seasons gardening. ;)
ReplyDeleteDo you have an expected return date? I know the man was chomping at the bit to get back awhile ago.
Your lettuce looks wonderful....and at least your carrots came up :) Not sure what happened to ours (snails?) but I may plant a second crop next month.
ReplyDeleteYou know the only thing I can think about while looking at your photos is "it's time", it is time to start my seeds! and it's all your fault. :)
ReplyDeleteAG everything looks fabulous...that's great that you can bring your cilantro to WA with you. Do you usually bring lots of starts back with you?
ReplyDeleteOh the AZ garden is growing really well now. At least you have a bunch of baby greens for salads.
ReplyDeleteI learned the hard way that Cilantro doesn't transplant well. Root disturbance will cause it to bolt and go to seed. It should grow ok in the container though.
The dinner salad looks and sounds yummy! It's nice to know your food personally, I always say.
ReplyDeleteThings have really taken off in the last few weeks. The salad with the raspberry vinaigrette sounds excellent!
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame that some things aren't gonna reach maturity before you have to go back home. The rabbit will eat very well, though.
ReplyDeleteLooks good to me! Did you know you can eat carrot tops in your salad? Also isn't cilantro like parsley? How do you use yours? Looks yummy. Nancy
ReplyDeleteYou are a getting a nice variety of salad fixins from your Arizona garden which is always a welcome addition in the winter.
ReplyDeleteVery nice harvest, AG!
ReplyDeleteHello!
ReplyDeleteYou have very nice set of lettuce varieties and green onions also look great. I have never grown green onions in a pot... but I guess that everything can be done if you set your mind to it. I’m just a bit lazy to constantly water plants in pots, so I don’t grow any veggies that way.
Everything is looking so good. I am surprised that you can grow spinach in Arizona. What are your average winter temperatures there?
ReplyDeleteIt all looks yummy. I have to brave the rain today to get out to the chickens.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Mom! Does everyone know it's Granny's birthday?!
ReplyDeleteThanks to all for your comments. I'm having internet connection problems again, and not sure I want to fight it for just one more month, so I'm back to using the library facilities again ;-( I hope I get all the questions answered!
ReplyDeleteRibbit, March 1 (or the end of February) is the target date. Maybe sooner than that if I don't get this internet crap taken care of.
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Sunny, no. I bring seedlings to AZ with me, but never take them home. This year will be a first, if we have room.
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Cozythyme, I really do not like the taste of cilantro, except for a little bit in my salsa. One pot will be plenty for me!
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Mr. H., when we get here in October, our days will be in the high 80s (sometimes warmer). By November, December, and Jan. it's usually around mid to low sixties, with nights dropping to the 30s and 40s. I would think perfect spinach weather, but it must be the day length rather than temps that retard the growth.
Wow Gran! I can't believe how produce your garden is looking these days. The lettuce looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the carrots...they look so neatly sown. Maybe one of your neighbors will care for them and eventually enjoy them while you're gone.
March 1 is just around the corner!