tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post8842742869683125817..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Harvest Monday - April 30, 2012Daphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-8422090151937139872012-05-03T07:20:04.687-04:002012-05-03T07:20:04.687-04:00http://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/2012/04/thur...http://daphnesdandelions.blogspot.com/2012/04/thursdays-kitchen-cupboard_19.html<br /><br />I wrote about it recently.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-40450718853152796172012-05-03T05:06:41.273-04:002012-05-03T05:06:41.273-04:00Nice crop of spinach. How do you preserve it?Nice crop of spinach. How do you preserve it?Lorettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07438482000151187328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-41860495186018013632012-05-02T22:51:24.449-04:002012-05-02T22:51:24.449-04:00I am so late but I finally got it up! I'm loo...I am so late but I finally got it up! I'm looking forward to spending some time tomorrow checking out more harvests since I wasn't able on Monday.<br /><br />And now I have a new research project. Find out about oxalic acid!<br /><br />http://planetpooks.com/?p=4605pookshttp://planetpooks.com/?p=4605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-85137432965671751292012-05-02T08:46:42.685-04:002012-05-02T08:46:42.685-04:00No I just hate that squeeky feel when the content ...No I just hate that squeeky feel when the content is high. So I tend to boil the over wintered spinach to make it feel better. I can't tell a difference in the taste. I love the baby leaves raw though.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-19373177519928460912012-05-02T08:41:19.965-04:002012-05-02T08:41:19.965-04:00Nice harvest of over wintered spinach. Are you r...Nice harvest of over wintered spinach. Are you really worried about the oxalic acid in the spinach or do you just not like the taste/feel it produces in the leaves? My spinach harvests are for such limited periods of time in the spring and fall that I never worry about it and I don't mind the eating quality it imparts, however, I do prefer young spinach so I harvest the leaves when they are smaller which probably does decrease the oxalic acid quite a bit.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-45329818538111140632012-05-02T01:22:58.344-04:002012-05-02T01:22:58.344-04:00I to have been amazed at how well the winter spina...I to have been amazed at how well the winter spinach is doing. I have picked it 5 times and I think I have one last picking. I planted some in the garden in March and it is just starting to come up. <br /><br />Spinach is truly a great winter vegetable.Everyday-Vegetableshttp://www.everyday-vegetable-garden.com/winter-vegetables.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-71617207883007127322012-05-01T20:46:12.798-04:002012-05-01T20:46:12.798-04:00The spinach looks beautiful, but I also like the b...The spinach looks beautiful, but I also like the basket you collected the spinach in.Charmcitybalconygardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920355372618728018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-3746024418267777672012-05-01T06:39:28.888-04:002012-05-01T06:39:28.888-04:00I have grown greens all summer long. Not spinach. ...I have grown greens all summer long. Not spinach. That is a spring veggie for me. I can't even get it to grow well enough in the fall to pick from it reliably. But some Asian greens are fairly heat resistant. This year I have fewer greens planned for summer harvest. I'll still have chard. Chard doesn't mind the heat at all. But I probably won't have summer lettuce. I might do a few Asian greens. But again I haven't made up my mind.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-89617216112630162472012-05-01T06:33:37.396-04:002012-05-01T06:33:37.396-04:00Well I do one Harvest Monday each week. Most post ...Well I do one Harvest Monday each week. Most post on Monday. I do get a few that post later. If you do a harvest post on Thursday for instance. My recommendation is to link it up the next Monday. The later ones don't get as much traffic as the ones posted on Monday.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-66802536585214986842012-05-01T06:31:07.247-04:002012-05-01T06:31:07.247-04:00My kids had plants like that. Usually the pumpkins...My kids had plants like that. Usually the pumpkins.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-63641283960853912772012-04-30T23:18:41.798-04:002012-04-30T23:18:41.798-04:00I didn't know that about young spinach. We'...I didn't know that about young spinach. We're eating it in quantity -- I really don't want to freeze it. Must pick faster. Yours looks beautiful. Do you grow greens for the summer?Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-19177055836271280582012-04-30T23:11:04.658-04:002012-04-30T23:11:04.658-04:00That spinach looks fantastic. We are just startin...That spinach looks fantastic. We are just starting to harvest red leaf lettuce. We've been able to harvest herbs all winter (crazily mild winter that we had). Last year you motivated me to do more with vegetables than I had done in years... and now you're motivating me again!Cathy and Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985161421939096681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-37083925031929758652012-04-30T22:21:51.915-04:002012-04-30T22:21:51.915-04:00My spinach is starting to bolt. Oh well, it was g...My spinach is starting to bolt. Oh well, it was good while it lasted. Harvest looks great.diddenchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057806353187438911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-43548236110105844412012-04-30T21:45:53.810-04:002012-04-30T21:45:53.810-04:00The spinach is gorgeous!The spinach is gorgeous!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668241377667731288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-89465898499668638002012-04-30T20:56:53.083-04:002012-04-30T20:56:53.083-04:00Nice spinach harvest! It seems that this is going...Nice spinach harvest! It seems that this is going to be a very bad bug year because of the mild winter and warm spring. Our forecast is for upper 80s all week and no rain in sight- not good seed starting in the garden weather. I've never really paid attention to leaf miners, which means I've probably eaten them in my spinach before! Yuck!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-69332530184220702712012-04-30T20:42:28.063-04:002012-04-30T20:42:28.063-04:00I'm catching up for this month with one post f...I'm catching up for this month with one post for the month. Still harvesting greens, but no real spinach yet for me.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500390722832190990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-46703248556844701442012-04-30T20:40:59.992-04:002012-04-30T20:40:59.992-04:00Hi Daphne, Is harvest Monday just for the day or ...Hi Daphne, Is harvest Monday just for the day or for all week? Not that I have that much yet but someday this summer! (I hope) I love spinach. Disappointed I couldn't garden today as it rained quite a bit. Nancy at Cozy Thyme CottageCozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13143088537288816372012-04-30T20:39:47.534-04:002012-04-30T20:39:47.534-04:00That's a great run of spinach. I hope we can h...That's a great run of spinach. I hope we can have overwintered stuff next year. I'll have to pay close attention to your blog to see how you do it.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-37218319351423694932012-04-30T17:37:55.869-04:002012-04-30T17:37:55.869-04:00I knew my parrot can't have too much spinach b...I knew my parrot can't have too much spinach because of the oxalic acid and its blood thinning properties but I didn't know that older spinach had more in it. Not that my baby parrot will eat spinach when he can have carrots or apples instead. Thanks for sharing!Beeks by the Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592978205053247507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-70867998050253553732012-04-30T16:58:08.333-04:002012-04-30T16:58:08.333-04:00Looks like the weather is weirdly warm all over - ...Looks like the weather is weirdly warm all over - we're having a crazy spring here in Austria too.<br />I haven't had spinach in ages. It didn't do well for me on my balcony garden, so I'll stick to chard. Also, chard is prettier.Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-23772307466542728862012-04-30T16:52:18.048-04:002012-04-30T16:52:18.048-04:00I recently read that eating milk products with thi...I recently read that eating milk products with things containing oxalic acid helps reducing the oxalic acid. Forgot how exactly it works, and I'm too tired to look it up.Ivynettlehttp://ivynettle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-25037661392251699222012-04-30T15:50:39.008-04:002012-04-30T15:50:39.008-04:00I love reading the comments on your blog. I learn ...I love reading the comments on your blog. I learn so much. I would think that early leaf miners have to do with the weird warm winter that so much of the US experienced. Lovely photo of your spinach harvest. The last of my spinach went to our hens long ago.Lou Murray's Green Worldhttp://greenlifeinsocal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-42881641192477955622012-04-30T15:47:52.769-04:002012-04-30T15:47:52.769-04:00I too had no idea about oxalic acid in spinach. N...I too had no idea about oxalic acid in spinach. Not that it matters yet because so far I've failed to germinate every seed I've ever planted :/Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05250815507879755948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-28890994542256822422012-04-30T15:17:02.216-04:002012-04-30T15:17:02.216-04:00I'm heeeeere too! Thanks Daphne for the wonde...I'm heeeeere too! Thanks Daphne for the wonderful packet of seeds you sent to me! http://randomgardenmn.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-gardening-season-2012.html. I planted two Cherokee Purple seeds and they're germinated. Our son who is ten is watching it very closely. He wants one plant(in name only :) I do all the work, but he gets mentioned as the owner of the plant :)RandomGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634760100341475864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-27109745641262415742012-04-30T14:46:34.240-04:002012-04-30T14:46:34.240-04:00Most people won't. Only those with one kind of...Most people won't. Only those with one kind of kidney stone problem. There are so many poisons in plants. To worry about any one of them would be insane. I'm getting sick on solanums, but most people wouldn't. It just depends upon your propensity for such things.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com