Christmas Diversion

I've been a little busy, but in the kitchen rather than the garden.

But since this is a gardening blog, here's the one thing I've accomplished in the garden this week.

First broccoli and cauliflower of the season!

All of this will be represented on the table at Christmas Eve dinner this year. Yum!

December Dig

I finally got around to digging up those potatoes that got zapped by the freeze before Thanksgiving.

Digging with the garden spade was pretty easy thanks to recent rain and all the organic matter in the soil.

From one potato plant

And here's after I dug up the whole row. The potatoes in the bucket are what I got from it. If we didn't have that early freeze the plants would probably still be alive and putting more nutrients into the tubers.

Remember when these little guys were planted?? Way back in August?

You can read the full blog post here. I guess this means the potatoes are the first crop I've blogged start to finish!

Broccoli and Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts, Oh My!

They're getting close! Well, at least the broccoli and cauliflower are. The Brussels sprouts are just pea-sized buds at this stage.

Almost ready to pick! Waiting for the center florets to develop a little bit more.

Cauliflower crept up on me. They should have been tied up a week ago. In order to keep the heads creamy-white, you need to cover them with the nearby leaves and loosely tie them shut with twine to shade them from the sun.

The Brussels sprouts are not making much progress, but they are healthier than the attempt from this spring.

Better start researching recipes!