ButternutsI used a lot of squash up for Passover. These were all pureed and made into squash casserole. I have three squash left. Not very many. I can't believe I'll actually get through that 105 pounds of squash that I harvested last year. I did give a little of it away. And I always brought it to potluck parties (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Passover).
I'm fermenting the insides of those squash for the seeds. I didn't grow any other variety of C. moschata last year, so the seeds ought to be pure. This year I'll be growing a few kinds so won't be able to save any.
Lunch and dinners still have my homegrown orange colored vegetables in them. And the above had some of my last greens - mizuna soup. I still do have a bit of frozen Chinese cabbage left. I ought to be making cabbage soup, but just haven't felt like it. Maybe this week.
But the big thing to look forward to this week is picking a real - if very very small- harvest. I think some mizuna on my egg salad sandwiches would be really tasty.
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The plants in your window boxes look so happy and pretty, I see a mizuma and lettuce salad combo.
ReplyDeleteI've never tried saving squash seed, since I always grow several varieties that would cross-pollinate. Those window boxes look pretty, and it's always nice to have some fresh greens.
ReplyDeleteIt must be very satisfying for you to get a harvest of fresh salad, however small. Those spiky red lettuces look very attractive. What variety are they?
ReplyDeleteThose are Red Sails.
DeleteDoes "fermenting" the seeds do something for them? I saved seeds from pumpkins and spaghetti squash and used them last year. They didn't grow well at all although there were a number of factors affecting the growth. But I forgot that they would cross-pollinate and I bet that was part of the problem.
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to. Kind of like for tomatoes, it dissolves some of the mush surrounding them. And supposedly helps get rid of some pathogens. Don't know if that is true or not though.
DeleteOK thanks. Just wondering if that was more of my problem's last year. :)
DeleteI am so envious of those greens! Our spring warm up is taking it's sweet time in getting here - I'm getting more than a little impatient.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a wonderful stash of squash like that this year. Enjoy your fresh greens! Hoping I will have some in a little less than a month.
ReplyDeleteSmall harvests (mizuna) early in the season are happy harvests. So are end of season harvests of 105 pounds of butternut. Nice to see your walkway snowless.
ReplyDeleteMizuna is one of my favourite leafy salad crops. I hope to grow some this year.
ReplyDeleteOh come on first harvest!!!
ReplyDeleteYour lettuce looks really good. Early lettuce that's great. I just put my snow and snap peas in today. Hope to get some salad in this week in my mini hoop green house. Here is to a good growing season!!
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! First harvest in sight! I'm amazed that you could get through 105 pounds of squash.
ReplyDeleteThe window box salad greens look lovely, it's amazing your storage squash still look so good as if they're freshly harvested.
ReplyDeleteWe must get some salad leaves in
ReplyDeleteWow those butternuts look really good. And yay, the boxes of greens are brilliant, you're so organised.
ReplyDeleteJust caught up on your week's posts, your garden looks so different now without the snow, it's been revealed again. There are lessons to learn from how you handle the snow, moving it to where it will be least troublesome. If we ever get that much snow I will try and remember your methods!
Envious of your pickings. I am so far behind I'll never catch up.
ReplyDeleteHi Daphne, That squash looks so yummy and so does your greens. I think you will soon be harvesting many things once again. Time to step up the gardening! Nancy
ReplyDeleteInspiring to see those greens. My deck is clear of snow and I have a couple of containers on it for the lettuce. Just need to have the seedlings hurry along to planting size.
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