A tiny hint of the new year and next season.
Today is December 21, 2019 and I thought it was a lovely portend that one of my Yellow Summer Squash seedlings sprouted today!
On December 10th, I started several types of spring/summer seeds in Jiffy Pellets to plant out on or about February 1st. I like using these starter options as there is no transplant shock.
I am using several grocery store produce boxes as mini-greenhouses, putting them out in the sun during the day then back into my laundry / water heater shed at night.
I kind of planted the beets in the wrong orientation, so I harvested these for the stems and greens as the roots are not getting mature. Hoping the remainder will bulk up now that I have thinned the area out.
Planting orientation: I made the mistake of planting north to south instead of east to west. This may not seem like a big deal but it turned out to be a very big deal as the radishes to the south completely shaded the growing beets most of the day, so I got a big growth of greens, but not the roots - yet.
I cooked up the beet greens for my guy last night, carrots for him tonight (I'm slightly allergic to beets and spinach, but I will snag some of the cooked carrots tonight-- I actually prefer my carrots raw :-).
I added some sliced radish to a mini ham and cheese sandwich for some crunch.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
-- Catherine, The Herb Lady
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