Gardening Magazine

Harvest Monday

By Mwillis
This week saw me picking Broad Beans again. This time it was the last few of the "De Monica" and the first of the "Imperial Green Longpod". The contents of this basket weighed 1.1 Kgs.

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"De Monica" (top left), plus "Imperial Green Longpod"


Another first-of-the-season harvest was this fine pair of purple Kohlrabi ("Modrava").
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There was more Broccoli too. These are mostly side-shoots from the "De Ciccio" plants. They are a lot spindlier than I had hoped, but at least there are quite a few of them.
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I got another batch of Radishes. They were a bit of a mixed bag - some juicy nice ones (mostly the long-shaped "Flamboyant 5" ones), but also some rather woody ones.
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My few Strawberry plants have produced a surprisingly decent quantity of fruit, like this little lot:
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As usual, lack of quantity is compensated for by quality.
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I am now harvesting one or two batches of potatoes each week. The First Early potatoes are finished now, but I have loads of other types, so I will be harvesting for weeks to come. These ones are "Balmoral", a Second Early variety.
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Harvest Monday

This lettuce is "Ice Queen", an iceberg-type one:
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Harvest Monday

Actually, many of my lettuces have bolted because of the recent very hot weather. It's a good job I have got lots more coming on.
This is my entry for Harvest Monday, hosted as always by Daphne over at Daphne's Dandelions.

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