June 17, 2013 - Harvest Monday

6/10 - Raspberries are being picked about every other day now, and we have been enjoying them for breakfasts as well as on angelfood cake slices with a dollop of whipped cream.  The second head of broccoli was harvested and used in my stir fry (I didn't make Mr. Granny eat it, all the more for me!).  The small Gonzales cabbage was used for coleslaw.  I'm not sure I'll plant this variety again, as it's very spicy and I prefer a sweeter cabbage.  The two small peppers were sunburned so I picked them, but they were quite bitter tasting.   They are still in the fridge, but probably will end up being composted.  No problems eating the potatoes though, as they are always welcome!  I also pulled one garlic (not shown) to add to my homemade pizza sauce.

 6/12 - More raspberries.  I wish they'd never stop!

 6/13 - Fresh peas and potatoes.  These were promptly eaten for dinner.

 6/13 - I love this Anuenue lettuce, it's so crisp and sweet.  I wish germination had been better though.  I had a bit better luck with my second planting, but then the sparrows ate the tops off of the seedlings.  I rescued a few and got them transplanted under protective netting, so hopefully they will survive.  It's supposed to be a heat tolerant variety.  I certainly hope so.

 6/14 -  Seeing red!  Everything harvested this day was red.  The strawberries are just beginning their second crop, and are much larger than the earlier berries.

 This Dark Red Norland from 6/14 is the largest so far, at 8 ounces.

 6/15 - The Golden Acre cabbages are now ready to pick.  They aren't as large as last year's, but still too big to fit into the harvest basket.

 There was a lot of earwig damage, but once I got all of the chewed up outer leaves off, I still ended up with nearly 3 pounds.  At least two more must be picked today, so I'll probably be making sauerkraut this afternoon.

 6/15 - The Red Sails lettuce has been coming in non-stop.  Last week there was so much of it in the fridge, I ended up taking about half a pillowcase full out to the garden and trench composted it.  I pulled the last of it from the main lettuce bed to make room for the Anuenue lettuce seedlings, but I have two more rows in the main garden, in various stages of growth.  As soon as this batch has been consumed the newer plants will be ready to harvest.  It's odd, but the sparrows don't usually bother the red lettuce, but they annihilate the green.

6/15 - More raspberries and peas.  The peas are nearing the end, and will probably be pulled by the end of this week to make room for a planting of pole beans.  Although I missed having snap peas this year, I must admit we certainly have had some lovely meals from the shelling peas.  

This week's harvest:

Broccoli: 2.6 ounces
Cabbage: 60.8 ounces
Garlic: 1.7 ounces
Lettuce: 22.1 ounces
Peas: 45.8 ounces
Peppers (sweet): 3.5 ounces
Potatoes: 85.1 ounces
Radishes: 1.4 ounces
Raspberries: 54.4 ounces
Strawberries: 4.1 ounces


Total this week:  281.5 ounces (17.59 pounds)
Total to date:  63.2 pounds

Be sure to check out Daphne's Dandelions to see what others have harvested this week!

16 comments:

  1. What a harvest! Pretty amazing for middle of June. I envy your raspberries! I'm about to make a new post on my blog with my raspberry laments!

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    1. Ray, I have mixed feelings about the raspberries this year. On one hand, the canes are loaded. On the other hand, many of the berries are so small they aren't worth the bother of picking. It's only a small (4'x8') bed, but one year I got over 17 pounds of berries from them. No way am I going to see that amount again! I'm so tempted to get rid of these canes and go to an everbearing variety, then I think of all the work involved in digging them out and eradicating all the suckers that show up all over the garden, and I change my mind and make do with what I have. The are awfully good and sweet.

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  2. You are such a wizard.
    To bring in so much, of such exceptional quality in such a short time....all the while you make it look effortless.

    You are a wizard! I'm in awe of you.
    Wish I lived closer so I could spy on you and steal all your techniques and knowledge.

    UMMMM.Did I just post twice? Sorry if I did.

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    1. You're giving me a swelled head, Barbee :-)

      Yes, you posted twice. I deleted the other one, but it was so nice I should have just published them both!

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  3. You are really making me miss the old raspberry patch at my old house. Our raspberry patch here just isn't doing all that well. The house puts it in too much of a rain shadow and no one waters it by hand.

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    1. Daphne, I'm getting so I really love my fresh raspberries and yogurt every morning, and Mr. G loves his raspberry shortcake every night! The back end of my raspberry bed just doesn't seem to get enough water, so all the good berries are at the front. I'm going to have to figure out a different sprinkler setup for next year.

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  4. What a great harvest. I'm very jealous we are still at least 6 weeks away from having an harvest because of the move. But is sure is good to see that someone is eating well from there garden!!

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  5. Wonderful harvest! Raspberries Yum!, Potatoes Yum! Peas Yum!! I can't wait!!! Nancy

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    1. Yep, Nancy, those are definitely "yum", but today I must tackle sauerkraut, and that's a "yuk" for me. My husband and kids love it though, so I'll sacrifice myself for them ;-)

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  6. What a bounty of berries. You lucky gal! You're efforts are really paying off.

    I'm a huge fan of the Red Sails lettuce.
    Do you like the Aneuneu better? I'm a gonna try it just cuz I trusts ya! (my spell checker went CRAZY with that last sentence. Guess I better quit with the slang-LOL!)

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    1. Sue, I like Anuenue for its crispness, but it's more like iceberg than any of the others I've tried. It does form a head, but not as solid as iceberg I don't think, and I harvest the outer leaves. So far it and Red Sails are the only two varieties that haven't either bolted or been very close. After all the "floppy" lettuces (that's what my son calls leaf lettuces), the Anuenue is a very welcome addition.

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  7. Beautiful harvest this week Granny!! Love those cabbages! I'm growing a red variety for the first time this year. They're sure taking their week little time! =0/

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    1. Holly, I love the big red cabbages, but I didn't plant any this year. The size is a bit much for just the two of us, whereas I can use the green type for sauerkraut when it gets ahead of me.

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  8. It cracks me up. All of you nice Blogging Ladies have such traditional Gents that are veggie-phobic. :-) That's alright, Carol. You can simply pass along the good china dishes filled with veggie goodness to my place setting. I do not mind one bit.

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    1. LOL, Cloud, if I were about 45 years younger, I'd trade him in for you! Just kidding, of course. If veggies can be boiled or fried and served with gravy, he'll eat them. Oh, no nice china dishes in this house. Plain old serviceable pottery here. I'm not the fancy type :-)

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  9. RASPBERRIES! I have been dying for mine to ripen up! There is getting to be a bunch and I am getting impatient waiting for some red! You have a great harvest this week! I hope your lettuce resists the heat! I am always looking for heat resistant varieties.

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