Beets did okay this year, especially given my lack of proper care for them. I harvested a lot of them early in the summer, and left a lot of little weedy looking ones for later. It didn’t look like those remainders were doing much, since the beet greens never got very big or lush. I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘beets’
A Still-Life of Hidden Treasures
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged beets on September 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
First Home-Grown Beets of the Season
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged bacon, beets, goat cheese, salad, salad greens on June 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »
I had a nice little harvest last weekend. More salad greens, some garlic (which will need to cure for a while), plenty of herbs, and two baby beets. This year I planted a variety called Cylindra, which is a long skinny red beet. I figured that would be a good space-saver. (I also planted golden [...]
Round-the-Calendar Salad
Posted in Food, tagged beets, pickles, pickling, salad on May 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I’ve got lots of salad greens coming out of my garden now. In fact, last week’s heat made the arugula bolt, although I think I was able to pinch enough off to keep some plants going. But the rest of the lettuce is doing fine, so I’m enjoying some nice salads these days. Just to [...]
August’s Laziness = November’s Disappointment
Posted in Gardening, tagged beets, carrots, seeds on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I sowed my fall beets and carrots at the beginning of September. I knew I really should have planted them earlier, but August was so hot and gross, and it seemed like so much work to clear away all the detritus of my summer garden. And since it felt like it would be hot forever, [...]
Weekend Photos: Sunny Fall Days
Posted in Food, Gardening, tagged beets, busboys and poets, DC, ginkgo, kale, leaf porn, photos on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
There certainly have been a dreary stretches this fall in DC. They may have turned off the water at my community garden, but my fall vegetables are not wanting for rain. Still, we’ve also enjoyed some really beautiful stretches. It’s going to get up into the upper 60s and low 70s for the next few [...]
Weekend Photos: How the Garden Grows
Posted in Gardening, tagged beets, carrots, chard, lettuce, mexican sour gherkins, salad greens, swiss chard on October 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
My fall garden is doing very well, and now I’m once again dealing with an excess of greens. And some of the stars of summer are producing into the fall. I’m still getting jalapeños and other peppers, plus a few tomatoes here and there (Romas and Dr. Carolyns). And the Swiss Chard is as productive [...]
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