This week at Highfield I picked more beautiful caulis. I photographed them here with my tea cosy cause it looks a little like a cauli too.
I do apologise for the bizarre angle to this shot I hope it hasn't made you feel seasick!
I continue to pick and use loads and loads of parsley,
I also had the first decent parsnips - these were truly delicious, they had a creaminess to them that I have never experienced before in shop bought parsnips. This is the first year I have grown parsnips and I found them quite easy. They are small but sweet and I am pretty happy with them.
I picked quite a good amount of broccoli side shoots,
some lovely jonquils,
and a beautiful Savoy cabbage called George.
That's it from Highfield this week. Pop over to Daphne's place to see other people's harvests for the last week. When the earth turns there will be plenty of produce to ogle.
Loving the cauli's and tea cosy. And new photos on your sidebar are cute as well. I am returning to oz this week so I am glad to hear the weather is starting to warm up. Love the green George as well
ReplyDeleteYour cabbage and cauliflower look so pretty and you are still getting broccoli! I have never had luck with the heading type of winter vegetables.
ReplyDeleteSounds like spring is on its way in your area of the world. That is always an exciting and busy time of year.
Ha, ha, love the tea cosy. Think I'll have to set that as an evening goal for something to make. Waiting for our first bulbs to 'pop' their cheeriness out. Always a happy time to see their colour and beautiful scent.
ReplyDeleteI think you should frame a picture of George and add him to the family portraits. :) He's a beauty. Love the shot of the caulis and the cozy, I had too look twice to figure it out. I just sowed seeds for parsnips, my first attempt to grow them. I hope they germinate and grow up to be as good as yours.
ReplyDeleteIam very jealous of your parsnips. I tried growing them from seed this year for the first time with no success. Did you grow them from seed? Did sow them direct where they were to grow or in punnets?
ReplyDeleteHi Nathan, yes, I grew them from seed. I found they came up quite easily but I have also heard that it is essential that you get fresh seed. Apparently any seed that is a little old will be hard to raise. I find that with root crops, you really cant get success with punnets.
DeleteBeautiful cauliflower and cabbage, and very lovely flowers.
ReplyDeleteGeorge looks fab. How long did the parsnips take? I have some developing at the moment but no idea how much longer to leave them before pulling a few.
ReplyDeleteIf you scrape a bit of the soil away from around the top of one and go down a little, you will get an idea of its size - remembering they taper off to nothing! They need to be of a reasonable width across the top. I'm getting a bit impatient with mine, they've been in about six months, I think.
DeleteHi Liz, I think o put the seed in in Feb? I like Nina suggested, did a bit of exploration around the plants that looked most developed. I also always put too many seeds in and don't thin. I just harvest gradually taking some early and leaving others in to develop.
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