tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post2045612860334886568..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Harvest Monday, November 26, 2012Daphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-35011998538502659182012-12-04T20:20:12.072-05:002012-12-04T20:20:12.072-05:00What a great harvest for this time of year. I'...What a great harvest for this time of year. I'm sorry to hear about your onions. We didn't have a good onion year either. In fact we're still trying to figure out how to have a good onion year. We resorted to freezing leeks. They'll last the winter, but they're not ideal.Jodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-63566906649686498562012-11-29T14:42:45.772-05:002012-11-29T14:42:45.772-05:00Looks wonderful. I can't imagine a place where...Looks wonderful. I can't imagine a place where freezes really happen.<br /><br />I've been enjoying my frozen onions just because I don't have to chop them. But I can see the downsides. Hope your cold gets better fast.Stefaneenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422241601075022500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-14429139893405680382012-11-26T23:43:06.120-05:002012-11-26T23:43:06.120-05:00Wow, so many carrots! The caterpillars have eaten ...Wow, so many carrots! The caterpillars have eaten most of my bok choi which is sad.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907743046211723083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-26480853466190849232012-11-26T22:09:08.111-05:002012-11-26T22:09:08.111-05:00Shame about your onions. I can see why you gave a...Shame about your onions. I can see why you gave away some greens - that is a fabulous harvest.Lizhttp://www.suburbantomato.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-41925461089049718232012-11-26T20:41:46.331-05:002012-11-26T20:41:46.331-05:00Lovely greens. I wish I were more familiar with t...Lovely greens. I wish I were more familiar with them. Sorry that you are losing your onions. Maybe I should check on mine! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-74512555932817023392012-11-26T17:31:28.328-05:002012-11-26T17:31:28.328-05:00Black aphids got on some of my lettuces. They real...Black aphids got on some of my lettuces. They really stand out on the light green types. And slugs really got after my Asian greens this year in one bed. The Sluggo didn't seem to do as well as it usually does.<br /><br />Your greens are lovely, carrots too. It's great you shared some of the greens. I'll bet they were really appreciated.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-40019845192809950802012-11-26T16:53:10.692-05:002012-11-26T16:53:10.692-05:00Wow over 700 lbs of harvest this year.
Jealous of...Wow over 700 lbs of harvest this year. <br />Jealous of your Asian greens and carrots, wish I have some, better get my acts together next year.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-32433491965671430152012-11-26T15:08:22.952-05:002012-11-26T15:08:22.952-05:00No. I like it only for salads. I never cook with i...No. I like it only for salads. I never cook with it. It is so hard to say what my favorite is, but probably Michihili Chinese cabbage. If I were forced to pick one. I'm sad I didn't grow it in the fall this year. I should have made a spot. It is a huge cabbage. I plant two across the bed and give them three feet on the sides. So 6sqft each. Each one is huge. BTW it doesn't really head like the Napa cabbages. But the inner leaves are blanched with the tight outer leaves. I keep thinking that I ought to eat it one leaf at a time and not pick it all at once.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-40848156187817214642012-11-26T14:14:54.012-05:002012-11-26T14:14:54.012-05:00I'm astonished at how much you have still harv...I'm astonished at how much you have still harvested! And it all looks wonderful! I think with onions it was just a bad year. The few I got were small and I am already seeing them sprout and have had to throw a few out. Last year they lasted until July! I will be reduced to getting them from the grocery store too before very long.nutmeg gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497061826533988682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-5581795508122252572012-11-26T13:39:19.475-05:002012-11-26T13:39:19.475-05:00That's a lot of carrots, yo! Must plant more ...That's a lot of carrots, yo! Must plant more asian greens....must plant more asian greens! I have just a touch more Tatsoi but I just drool over yours. Oh and I am definitely going to try Fun Jen next year...is that your favorite asian green?Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07835916593662798037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-75431288136858185982012-11-26T13:21:41.703-05:002012-11-26T13:21:41.703-05:00That is quite a haul for any time of the year, ama...That is quite a haul for any time of the year, amazing for how late it is in the season! We don't grow onions ourselves, but have noticed a big range in how long they're lasting, depending on which farmer they came from. I suspect it's more a problem due to disease rather than how they were handled. This seems true of lot of storage crops that don't last as long as they should...diary of a tomatohttp://diaryofatomato.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-35013982528907485152012-11-26T12:15:52.163-05:002012-11-26T12:15:52.163-05:00oh my I know I have been saying this for a month n...oh my I know I have been saying this for a month now...but I am so jealous of your harvests..!!Mrs.Pickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-9179699904863720932012-11-26T11:23:23.463-05:002012-11-26T11:23:23.463-05:00The row covers really did keep your greens looking...The row covers really did keep your greens looking good. I think I may have to try that for my next round of greens, the cabbage moths have really been chewing my brassicas this autumn.Michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-66258363832455551682012-11-26T11:00:01.995-05:002012-11-26T11:00:01.995-05:00Your an inspiration, I always mean to keep a tally...Your an inspiration, I always mean to keep a tally of the weight and amount I harvest but never remember to. <br />Love LeanneMandaBurms FarmStay for Cats.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08870013164376041080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-58785469589624272682012-11-26T10:14:47.168-05:002012-11-26T10:14:47.168-05:00Wowie! Your green and carrots are truly beautiful...Wowie! Your green and carrots are truly beautiful.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-9716466191291001032012-11-26T10:08:04.567-05:002012-11-26T10:08:04.567-05:00Your harvest is always so colorful! Gardening is s...Your harvest is always so colorful! Gardening is such a grateful way to have a nice healthy diet. The carrots look so yummy!Charmcitybalconygardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920355372618728018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-2542019207643550222012-11-26T10:05:25.022-05:002012-11-26T10:05:25.022-05:00Yes, it is a problem what to plant in the "ba...Yes, it is a problem what to plant in the "bad" or shadier areas of the garden. I keep to my raised bed rotation, but always hate to see the broccoli or tomatoes land in the least desirable bed. <br /><br />Your carrots are beautiful. I'm hopeful for this year since I had excellent germination of the first sowing.edible gardens--point lomahttp://ediblegardenspointloma.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-5658020740261248582012-11-26T09:42:48.881-05:002012-11-26T09:42:48.881-05:00That may be the reason. Last year my onions fell o...That may be the reason. Last year my onions fell over much earlier so were harvested three weeks earlier. Could it be the onion maggots come later in the year? I'd hate to have to cover yet another crop to protect it from insects. I might experiment and cover a portion and see if it works. Though it might also be the weather. All the insects came out three weeks early. And the winter was very very mild. Lots of strange insect activity that I don't usually see.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57596266551784746692012-11-26T09:38:53.911-05:002012-11-26T09:38:53.911-05:00One is Gunma it is the larger two and is a flat ca...One is Gunma it is the larger two and is a flat cabbage. The other is Early Jersey, which is a pointy cabbage.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-24816975521575785392012-11-26T09:13:52.677-05:002012-11-26T09:13:52.677-05:00I also saw a lot of rotting in storage and another...I also saw a lot of rotting in storage and another gardener asked me about the same problem. Several weeks ago I adjusted my harvest by subtracting 30%.<br /><br /><br />I finally did some research, and I'd say it is bacterial soft rot, possibly caused by onion maggots.<br /><br />This is what the West Virginia extension has to say and the problem description closely matches what I saw happen in my onions.<br /><br />"Bacterial Soft Rot usually starts at the neck of the bulb but, unlike Neck Rot, progresses down one or more scales. An offensive sulfurous odor is given off by the rotting bulb.<br />Care of handling helps prevent the rot from occurring. The organism causing Bacterial Soft Rot enters through a wound and moist conditions encourage its growth. The Onion Maggot, both adult and larva, is an important factor in causing wounds for the infection to enter the bulb.<br />The insect also carries the bacteria from plant to plant."<br /><br />I grew two varieties from seed this year. My purple Cabernet matured early & were harvested around 7/15. My yellow Copra did not mature for another 2-3 weeks. The Cabernet had no problem at all while I've lost about 30% of the Copra. About a month ago I went through the Copra storage bags and removed anything with a smell and counted what I removed.<br /><br />I've been growing Copra for 4-5 years and this is the first time I've ever seen this problem and only the Copras were affected. Why did the Cabernets escape? Maybe the onion maggot flys didn't like the color. Maybe the earlier harvest date means they escaped the second generation<br />of onion maggots. In any case, I'll grow Cabernet again next year. They are storing quite well.<br /><br />I'm suspecting the maggots because all my onions were grown under identical conditions - same bed, same schedule, same fertilizing, same watering. Also the same techniques used in previous years. And this is a first time problem. <br /><br />And you are seeing a problem that might be the same. I wonder what other bloggers are seeing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-58009105218616866622012-11-26T09:02:03.498-05:002012-11-26T09:02:03.498-05:00Bountiful Brassica Harvest! They look so wonderful...Bountiful Brassica Harvest! They look so wonderful. I am not sure which brassica will prefer our new tropical garden. Those cabbages are very cute what variety are they? Oh carrots very good :).Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-81896116090937444832012-11-26T08:57:09.300-05:002012-11-26T08:57:09.300-05:00Excellent harvest this week! I try to rinse off ...Excellent harvest this week! I try to rinse off my produce before taking it in the house too. It makes handling it so much easier and less of a mess in the house. I have a bunch of wire baskets as a result - which are great to harvest into and then allow me to hose the items off and let them drain before going into the house.kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-56556163956045835492012-11-26T08:29:14.353-05:002012-11-26T08:29:14.353-05:00I grew them under a row cover. The brassica bed ha...I grew them under a row cover. The brassica bed had a lot of black aphids, but they don't seem to like the Asian greens as much. Tons on the cabbage, but none on the other greens. Luckily with cabbage I can just peel the outside of the cabbage off and then it is pristine.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-60779118596587994512012-11-26T08:19:21.966-05:002012-11-26T08:19:21.966-05:00A very impressive harvest for this time of year. H...A very impressive harvest for this time of year. How come bugs are not bothering your Asian greens?Norma Changhttp://gardentowok.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-76428651518069088072012-11-26T08:17:13.216-05:002012-11-26T08:17:13.216-05:00Your cabbage look wonderful, as do your carrots! ...Your cabbage look wonderful, as do your carrots! Don't you just love clearing out beds and bringing in a great haul? It can be a bit overwhelming to figure out what all needs to be done with it, but I think it feels great!Bee Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046727605273717050noreply@blogger.com