I'm really proud of this. Not that I've done anything different this year than any other time. But it is my first ever large head of broccoli. Sure I've gotten 4 or 5 inch heads before, but never an 8" head. I guess the plants really liked the cool wet weather we had last week. The corn I seeded sure didn't. It still hasn't shown signs of germinating. I think it might have rotted in the ground.
This is my main harvest for the week - komatsuna, snap peas, kohlrabi, Japanese turnips, and camomile. The kohlrabi did better this year than any other too. I think the brassicas have liked the weather recently. Though they won't be as happy with this week's weather. My heat lovers will appreciate it though.
You see that empty spot in the basket. I had already weighed and given the snow peas to my townhouse mates. I totally forgot their photo. I got enough snap peas finally to make some refrigerator pickles. I'm happy now. Or will be in a few days when they get pickled enough.
And speaking of forgetting to photograph. Not only did I forget to photograph two of my harvests of strawberries, but I forgot to weight them too. Both were larger than this one, and one was a lot larger than this one. So I guessed they weighted 2lbs total. But I'm sure they were probably twice as much. Last Harvest Monday was my huge week for strawberries and now they a petering out just a bit. The Earliglows are over and the Sparkle just isn't producing as much. I think my everbearer is producing more than the Sparkle. So sad. If it continues next year, I'm probably going to pull them and just make them all Earliglow or maybe try another later variety.
- Broccoli 0.94 lbs
- Greens 5.01 lbs
- Peas 4.94 lbs
- Turnips 1.08 lbs
- Weekly total 11.98 lbs
- Yearly total 126.75 lbs
- Tally -$140.01
- Fruits
- Strawberries 2.94 lbs
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That is a great head of broccoli! I bet the plants did like the cool wet weather. It's been hot and dry here, and my broccoli doesn't look very happy.
ReplyDeleteWow you are really starting to rake in the harvests! I am impressed with your sugar snap peas, how much room do you have designated to your peas?
ReplyDeleteI give my peas a one foot strip (two rows 6" apart) along the back of the bed. the beds are 16' long. But I've been experimenting with trying to extend the harvest season. So they were each planted about 3 weeks from each other. So the last third of the strip isn't producing yet and the middle one is just starting.
DeleteCongrats on the broccoli it puts my 2 inch head of last week to shame. The peas look great too - slugs are decimating my plants so i'm not sure if I'll get anything off them this season.
ReplyDeleteThat is one beautiful broccoli! I cannot believe how far ahead you are compare to us (I think I said that before). You sure had a huge harvest week.
ReplyDeleteOK, you win bragging rights for that head of broccoli! The rest of the harvest also looks great. Other gardeners around me have run into the opposite experience with broccoli. Because of the weather they put their transplants in late and they are bolting straight to seed.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful harvest! The broccoli looks delicious!
ReplyDeleteYour broccoli looks delicious! Ours are still pretty little, but beginning to size up nicely. I'm hoping to harvest a good sized head before they decide it's too hot out!
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about your corn :-( Is it too late to re-plant there?
No I will replant. It is a short season corn so should be fine. I'll give it another couple of days than I'll reseed.
Deletewhat a nice looking broccoli! None of mine did well this year; I blame the late planting and poorish soil. What a huge harvest of peas and strawberries, so yummy!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous broccoli head and those strawberries and sugar snap peas are beautiful too - all three items are big favorites of mine.
ReplyDeleteIs it too late to reseed the corn for your growing region?
Nope. I'll reseed in a few days if it isn't up by then.
DeleteGreat looking harvest! That tally is going to be in the plus soon!
ReplyDeleteThat broccoli is beautiful. I've never thought about pickling sugar snap peas - mine should be ready to harvest in a few days. Do you have a recipe you could share?
ReplyDeleteYes. I'll share on Thursday for Kitchen Cupboard.
DeleteVery nice broccoli! I am also impressed with nearly 5 pounds of peas. I didn't plant many peas, but I just spotted the first blossom this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI did not know you can make pickles with snap peas. How do you usually enjoy your kohlrabi? Ohhh...yummy strawberries. So many varieties this week! Nice harvest.
ReplyDeleteThat broccoli is gorgeous! And I love the berry harvest!
ReplyDeleteLooks like your garden survived the rains more than well, and the pIckled sugar snaps sound divine! I'm looking to add one of the tokyo turnips — looks like Kitazawa has 3 varieties, any recommendations?
ReplyDeleteI've grown Tokyo Cross and Oasis. I love them both. I wouldn't recommend one over the other. It could be that a lot of the varieties are pretty much the same.
DeleteYou can have an entire meal from the garden....including the tea! lol!
ReplyDeleteYou had a great harvest. Mine are much smaller but I will have to be happy with them until I can do more.
ReplyDeleteI still don't have a harvest to show off, but that may change this coming week! That head of broccoli is something to be proud of.
ReplyDeleteWow! Way to go on the broccoli!
ReplyDeleteSo that's what chamomile looks like when you harvest it! I had no idea!
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Lovely lovely wish I could grow them that size
ReplyDeleteI've never grown broccoli any larger than 4-5 inches. I bought a packet of mixed varieties this year, so I'm hoping some of them produce decent sized heads. The problem with that is, if I do end up with some good ones, I won't have any idea what they are.
ReplyDeleteEverything looks great and that's an impressive amount of peas. It's been a good spring for sugar snaps in the midwest but the hot weekend may have ended all that. Do you have a prep for the pickled snap peas? That sounds really good.
ReplyDeleteI'll post the peas on Thursday's Kitchen Cupboard.
Deletewow everything looks great!
ReplyDeleteImpressive broccoli. I never grow a large head. My mainstay is the side shoots. :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful broccoli. At almost a pound I'm wondering it's diameter, since I don't usually weigh mine. I can just taste it now. The difference I note is how tender the stalks are. Thanks for sharing. Susan
ReplyDeleteNice, the bugs always get my broccoli as well as other leafy greens.
ReplyDeleteI can't get over the size of your broccoli! You always have a wonderful harvest to show. Do you do anything to preserve your snap peas besides pickle them? Nancy
ReplyDeleteI've tried pickling and canning and I didn't like the texture. They turn to mush too much. I also haven't been able to freeze them well. I usually try, but so far they just don't keep their flavor well or their texture. I so wish though. I love them.
DeleteSomeday I'd like to grow a decent sized head of broccoli ... yours sure looks good!
ReplyDeleteThat broccoli looks great. I love the that puple kohlrabi! That will definately be on my list for next year.
ReplyDeleteI will show my broccoli the picture of yours and hopefully it'll inspire them! I think all my brassicas need to visit your garden because they are definitely not happy here. I hope you have time to replant your corn and that you get just enough warmth and dryness to get them to germinate, but keep your brassicas happy.
ReplyDeleteWe've not seen a head of broccoli in our garden that size before. It's very tight and round and heavy. It looks great. What variety is it? We discovered a very big difference between Thomson and Waltham 29 this year. Thomson is tight and round like yours, but remained very small. Waltham 29 grew much bigger, but was a bit leggy and tall. Yours looks more like Thomson and Waltham combined and on steroids! Great harvest!
ReplyDeleteThe variety is Windsor. Last year it gave me nothing but four inch heads. But it really liked the stretch of cold wet weather it had all last week.
DeleteThose strawberries are perfect. It's always a fight with the sowbugs for strawberries at our house. What is your secret? And the kohlrabi is such a gorgeous color. Nice harvest, Daphne!
ReplyDeleteOh the sowbugs eat their share. I'll find hollowed out strawberries every time I pick and the occasional one with smaller holes. But most survive. I have slugs and snails in that area too. I'm not sure why they aren't all eaten.
DeleteOur corn didn't do so well either. The stalks didn't get as large as they normally do. They put on cobs, but they just didn't fully mature.
ReplyDeleteGreat harvest!