tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post6989508353490960079..comments2023-11-17T12:32:11.301-05:00Comments on Daphne's Dandelions: Harvest Monday -18 October 2010Daphne Gouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-73247941753761643972010-10-22T17:41:11.360-04:002010-10-22T17:41:11.360-04:00Do you buy your chinese broccoli seed from Fedco?...Do you buy your chinese broccoli seed from Fedco? Does it have a name other than chinese broccoli. I'm never grown it before, but want to try it next year.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615887438960518295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-2675037758489774162010-10-19T21:22:26.783-04:002010-10-19T21:22:26.783-04:00Lovely harvest and photos, as always. Interesting ...Lovely harvest and photos, as always. Interesting about the hot radishes. I grow German white icicle radishes. They're long and sweet. They don't get hot until they get older, but then I don't like them. Eaten young, they're delicious. When I was growing up in Indiana, my family enjoyed German white icicle radishes from my cousin's farm.Lou Murrayhttp://greenlifeinsocal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-35152616929069701372010-10-19T12:06:53.991-04:002010-10-19T12:06:53.991-04:00Nice harvest. I'm a day late adding my link a...Nice harvest. I'm a day late adding my link as we were out of town. I had my post set to go while I was gone but forgot about the link. Oh well.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500390722832190990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-50231391792861513442010-10-19T07:41:52.108-04:002010-10-19T07:41:52.108-04:00mac, I've never used them in anything but soup...mac, I've never used them in anything but soup. I love the soup and usually only have enough for one batch anyway so I've never gotten tired of it.<br /><br />michelle, it is always worth a try. I'm surprised how well mine did when I started so late. But they did just fine. I think all the warmth early on really got them off to a good start.<br /><br />ricki, I'll try to remember to do it on Wednesday.<br /><br />Tyra, ah another convert. I keep thinking about not weighing my harvests (it is work) and then I think I have to do it next year. It is the first year I'll have the new garden. I've got to know how much I can get out of it.<br /><br />Carol, thanks. No I don't plant with appearance in mind. Granny told me she liked how I staged my harvests. But I don't. I found that when I pick I do think about putting them in the basket, but I don't change them once inside. I plant for flavor though. Things I like to eat. Well mostly. I've grown eggplants in the past and don't really love them very much.<br /><br />sweetlocal, you should grow them next fall. I think they are one of the winter radishes, so keep well.<br /><br />debiclegg, Just remember if you use cool white bulbs the foliage will grow really well and they are cheap. If you want them to flower they need some red light too, so the full spectrum ones are best.<br /><br />EG, thanks.<br /><br />Nartaya, I always forget mine since it is under the row cover. I can't see it start to bloom. It is a row covers major flaw. They used to make a woven one that you could actually see through, but I haven't seen them in the states in a long time.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33091938551092615592010-10-19T03:02:32.648-04:002010-10-19T03:02:32.648-04:00Thanks for reminding me about that chinese broccol...Thanks for reminding me about that chinese broccoli --- I think I might have left mine grow too long. Great harvest as always!Accidentalultrarunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05451734598753777765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-76837829344414847162010-10-18T21:29:13.066-04:002010-10-18T21:29:13.066-04:00Beautiful harvest, Daphne! I just love the greens....Beautiful harvest, Daphne! I just love the greens....Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-87441564614961811862010-10-18T21:15:08.898-04:002010-10-18T21:15:08.898-04:00Daphne, your harvest pictures always look so nice....Daphne, your harvest pictures always look so nice. Thanks for sharing the info about the light. I told my sweet husband yesterday that I want to get a light for a few plants this winter. Now I know what to recommend for him to buy. I look forward to each of your post to see what is happening as your garden comes together. I hope to expand my garden in the spring and I am learning through you and all the other gardeners that share on Monday Harvest.Debbie in MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297581188154833080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-91577263233291371212010-10-18T17:23:02.990-04:002010-10-18T17:23:02.990-04:00Those spicy german radish sound amazing! I want t...Those spicy german radish sound amazing! I want to grow those next spring.sweetlocalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15761837157496565227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-69421551239831074592010-10-18T16:52:24.710-04:002010-10-18T16:52:24.710-04:00Your harvests are GORGEOUS! Do you plant with app...Your harvests are GORGEOUS! Do you plant with appearance in mind? Or is it all flavor. Or can the two be separated? Maybe its just your artistic presentation!Carol@KeepingUpWithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871321912848663903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-80304014778836723432010-10-18T14:02:41.807-04:002010-10-18T14:02:41.807-04:00Beautiful harvest as always and still now in mid O...Beautiful harvest as always and still now in mid October. It is so inspiring to visit. I said it before and I saý it again, next year I'm gonna be like Daphne...a good girl and weigh and register my crop.TYRA Hallsénius Lindhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111758517855490413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54226182177135449692010-10-18T13:55:34.975-04:002010-10-18T13:55:34.975-04:00I hope you will share the recipe for that radish t...I hope you will share the recipe for that radish top soup.ricki - sprig to twighttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-9795233767294779802010-10-18T13:25:24.334-04:002010-10-18T13:25:24.334-04:00It's good to see that you're continuing to...It's good to see that you're continuing to have good harvests. I'm hoping to get a crop of some Asian greens going although I'm probably a bit late, but it's worth a try.michellehttp://fromseedtotable.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-34493052955431663362010-10-18T13:14:28.342-04:002010-10-18T13:14:28.342-04:00Beer radish sound interesting, we use radish leave...Beer radish sound interesting, we use radish leaves also, sometimes I pickle them in salt and use in soups or saute with beef or pork, sometimes I make it into Korean kimchi.machttp://highdesertgarden.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-87619500462351744442010-10-18T13:08:39.719-04:002010-10-18T13:08:39.719-04:00Shawn Ann, I would think two planting would be bes...Shawn Ann, I would think two planting would be best for space use. The ones planted in the spring can be used in the summer. The ones planted in the summer could be used in the fall.<br /><br />Angela, he must. They are a bit different from a normal radish. They still have that radish taste though. <br /><br />meemsnyc, these looked like wonderful radish tops so I had to use them. They were huge and the insects had left them alone for the most part.<br /><br />Toni, the light is a fairly typical shop light. T8 4' long. Two bulbs. I buy cool white bulbs and plants can grow foliage just fine in that spectrum (but not flowers). Cool whites are cheap. The reflector is white (important to reflect it back to you plants) and a foot wide. With the wide reflector the plants don't lean so much at the edges.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-44474016622815269182010-10-18T13:02:33.398-04:002010-10-18T13:02:33.398-04:00Ali, scallions can be onions that haven't bulb...Ali, scallions can be onions that haven't bulbed up yet. Bunching onions never bulb up. They stay that way. Supposedly they will send out side shoots and multiply, but I've overwintered some (without protection in zone six). They still didn't send out side shoots. Maybe I need to be in a warmer climate to make them happy over the winter. I think they would be great for an unheated hoophouse.<br /><br />The Mom, thanks. And yes still tomatoes. No frost yet. Not even close. Maybe Friday night. So I haven't picked them all yet. I might have to do it this week. It will be sad. Or maybe I'll just toss a blanket over them.<br /><br />Sarah, your welcome. I have to confess that blogging is work to me, but gardening isn't. Well most of the time.<br /><br />Madame C, I keep waiting for our cold weather to hit, but nope. It has gotten seasonal though. After a hot summer it is nice to have normal temperatures again.<br /><br />johanna, that is why I picked those. I haven't picked them all yet, but got a lot of the big ones. I have two bells that didn't be picked because they are starting to ripen. I'd love it if they get a little farther along in the process before I have to take them down.<br /><br />Laura, Sadly I've found out my greens bed hits the house shade now in the morning. Just where the peak is. And has afternoon shade from the fence. It doesn't get a lot of direct sun really, but they are mostly grown. If I can just hold them over the next month it would be fantastic. I might have to pick earlier though.<br /><br />villager, bunching onions are fabulous that way. They rot out so quickly in the fridge, but just sit in the garden happy as clams waiting for me to pick them.<br /><br />thyme, It could be the rain and not the temps. The bed was pretty dry all summer long. I did water, but it was hard to keep it in the soil. <br /><br />Barbie, they are a lot like bok choy leaves. They are good too, but I love the crunchy stem. I just like the leaves. I love it in stirfries.<br /><br />Ottawa Gardener, now I just need to grow hops and make my own beer to drink. Somehow I think I would make wine before beer though. And hard apple cider would take the forefront.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-13800136668482566522010-10-18T12:15:47.356-04:002010-10-18T12:15:47.356-04:00Oh that Chinese Broccoli looks so interesting Daph...Oh that Chinese Broccoli looks so interesting Daphne! You're always inspiring me to grow Asian greens!!!!<br /><br />What does the light look like that you purchased at Home Depot? Could you post a picture of it? I need to start thinking about getting myself set up for spring seedling growing!<br /><br />That's great that you got more cedar wood for your beds! On my mind is covering my beds so that the soil doesn't blow away or get filled with weed seeds during the winter!Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07251147737253912516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-49889158928031668092010-10-18T12:05:07.167-04:002010-10-18T12:05:07.167-04:00I love chinese broccoli! It's delicious! I&#...I love chinese broccoli! It's delicious! I'll have to see if I can grow those next year. Those radishes look really interesting! I love eating radish tops too. I always try to save them if they don't look too beaten up.meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-54370936642234370432010-10-18T12:03:39.558-04:002010-10-18T12:03:39.558-04:00German beer radishes! Those must be the radishes t...German beer radishes! Those must be the radishes that my German father in law so loves. He is known in his family as a great lover of radishes but he consistently dislikes the little round red radishes that I grow, it must be that he likes precisely those big white radishes that you grew.Angelahttp://growcookmake.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-57542073130951435292010-10-18T11:52:06.378-04:002010-10-18T11:52:06.378-04:00What a nice harvest! I had Tons of bunching onions...What a nice harvest! I had Tons of bunching onions this yr! ButI didn't think to plant some later...nice for u to get some now!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-86688295370300139232010-10-18T11:37:15.669-04:002010-10-18T11:37:15.669-04:00Hmm, how interesting: the beer garden. Nice lookin...Hmm, how interesting: the beer garden. Nice looking harvest as always.Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-88122377841572248982010-10-18T11:06:26.874-04:002010-10-18T11:06:26.874-04:00Hmmm- The stem is what tat is grown for? Looks lik...Hmmm- The stem is what tat is grown for? Looks like the leaves would be somewhat spinach like, no?Barbie~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14431239835933503549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-12982708499703030192010-10-18T09:11:49.012-04:002010-10-18T09:11:49.012-04:00I didn't realize bunching onions were a cool w...I didn't realize bunching onions were a cool weather vegetable. Maybe that's why none of mine grew much over the long hot summer. The spicy German beer radishes sound interesting, the shape in your picture is much more elongated than I would have guessed for a radish. I try to like everything I grow, but sometimes it doesn't work out that way; and I'm okay with that! Thanks for hosting another Harvest Monday!thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-33446674499893908502010-10-18T08:52:03.843-04:002010-10-18T08:52:03.843-04:00I love the bunching onions. It's so nice being...I love the bunching onions. It's so nice being able to go get one or two when I need them in the kitchen.<br /><br />The Chinese broccoli looks really nice!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-89564897648959773082010-10-18T08:39:16.325-04:002010-10-18T08:39:16.325-04:00We had pretty much the same temperatures here this...We had pretty much the same temperatures here this past week too. I noticed that the sun is much lower on the horizon now too - so the sun strength is diminishing considerably as well. You got a great harvest for the week despite the cooler temps - even some peppers and tomatoes in the mix! I am not a radish fan so the spicy beer radish holds no appeal for me. If I grow them, I want them very mild.kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.com/apps/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3698134075709295915.post-16378975583574388562010-10-18T08:22:10.963-04:002010-10-18T08:22:10.963-04:00Still looks beautiful. My peppers are about the si...Still looks beautiful. My peppers are about the size of yours. i guess I have to cut them all. the freeze is around the corner.johannahttp://tendhergarden.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com