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Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

Posted on the 24 March 2014 by Mwillis
After a couple of weeks with no harvest to report, this week I do have something - and something very special, in my opinion: the first of this year's Purple Sprouting Broccoli:


Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

PSB "Red Spear"

  I took the tips out of three of my plants this past week:
Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

Taking out the tips first encourages the side-shoots to increase in size:
Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

A few days after cutting the tips I took the first batch of side-shoots:

Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

As well as PSB, I have harvested a good amount of Parsley ("in vegetable quantity" as Jane would say - i.e. not just a sprig or two for a garnish!):
Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

Much of this went into a sort of Tabbouleh dish, served alongside some Lamb chops, about which I plan to post tomorrow:
Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

Harvest Monday - 24th March 2014

Lots of sowing and planting is going on in my garden just now, but not much harvesting, I'm afraid.

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