I checked on my tatsoi on Thursday. We were predicted to get some really cold weather for a change. Saturday and Sunday nights were predicted to be in the single digits. Brrrr. The tatsoi is pretty good at withstanding cold weather, but I found out last year that it doesn't like weather that cold and after a while the freeze/thaws would be too much for it. Last year I told myself I'd pick it all in December, but with the abnormally high temps we have been getting I picked all the Asian greens except the tatsoi in December. I was thinking it might make it until the first January thaw.
This is what the bed looked like. Very pretty for this time of year. Except if you look underneath all that there is a lot of rotting going on. Some heads were all rotted through in the middle. Some just had a few outer leaves. So I picked it all and cleaned up the bed.
It weighed in at 1.96 lbs. I'll be eating this over the next few weeks.
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So green and fresh.
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at the amount of hard work you have to put in to save those from cold weather.!
Your tatsoi look healthy. That is quite an harvest for this time of year. Do you eat them cook or uncooked?
ReplyDeleteHoly leafy greens, looks good. Maybe next year I'll give it a go.
ReplyDeleteThey look crisp and tasty. Do you have any idea what caused the rotting? Too wet? It would be great if you could eliminate the cause of the rot. The plants look like they were really trying to grow well. Good luck with it!
ReplyDeleteThey sure look great. Sorry you had the cold weather. I know we have been below zero here for the past 2 morning. I guess winter is here.
ReplyDeleteThese look wonderful. On my list to grow for this year!
ReplyDeleteYour tatsoi is absolutely beautiful! What a wonderful haul for this time of year! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI bought Tatsoi seed this year and am excited to give this hardy green a try. Your harvest is beautiful. I have some molds and rot happening on a few of the beds under cover - too much cold combined with damp/wet. We are down to 19 degrees this morning so I am probably going to lose a few things now as well.
ReplyDeleteYour tatsoi is wonderful looking. All my uncovered greens turned to mush while we were gone over Christmas. If we'd had some snow to protect them they would have survived. My cold frame is frozen shut so it will be a while before we have any harvests besides eggs.
ReplyDeleteWe have a few tatsoi plants in our cold frame this winter that we haven't eaten yet. They are a lot more hardy that the other Asian Greens I've tried. These seem to be holding up just as well as our spinach and chard. They should be a tasty addition to our meals over the next couple of weeks.
ReplyDeleteI have GOT to get some seeds for that next year!
ReplyDeleteIt's so bright and green - love it!!
ReplyDeleteNever heard of tatsoi, looks good.
ReplyDeleteStill amazed that you grow anything in single digit weather!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great harvest this time of year! We have a few inches of snow and I just started my onions and I am trying to start celery from a cutting from the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteThe tatsoi looks wonderful! We've only 2 heads left and it's too cold to venture out to check them. I ended up writing about a different kind of harvest instead...
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that tatsoi was so cold-hardy. I've decided to join you on these monday harvest adventures - thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteNice harvest, despite the rotted parts underneath. Glad some was salvaged!
ReplyDeleteI love the colour of Tatsoi - such a vivid green. Shame it was rotting but great that you managed to salvage a fair bit.
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful and healthy!
ReplyDeleteLynn
Nice to have such a burst of green in the winter- enjoy!
ReplyDelete2 pounds? It looks like so much more! Beautiful. Mine are so timy right now. Rich gave it the thumbs up at least to mix with things so it stays in the garden. :-)
ReplyDeleteNorma, I eat tatsoi cooked most of the time. On occasion I put a leaf or two into a salad, but in summer.
ReplyDeleteVeggie PAK, I'm sure it is the moisture mixed with the cold weather. I keep them under a plastic cover so The moisture builds up in the mini climate. I ought to open the ends on occasion to help with that, but frankly I'm too lazy to do it often enough to prevent the problem.
They look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTat soi is so pretty in its rosetty form. That's a LOT of it. You'll really enjoy it over time, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of this veggie before! I might have to check this out and try to plant it in my zone. It looks so incredible! xx
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