In My San Diego Garden and Kitchen

Though carrots deserve the limelight this week, I am smitten by the last of the Rosaine lettuce heads. It’s late in lettuce season and some leaves are damaged by worms and pill bugs. Still there’s a sweetness to the last of things and this one will make a memorable salad.

It’s a race to clear the garden of winter crops and get the warm season garden underway. This is about two-thirds of the carrot harvest. I plant thickly, (translation, not thinned too much) in an area about 1.5 x 4 feet. The soil is loose so roots head deep. Bolero does very well in my garden and the Circus, Circus Tri-color mix from Renee’s Garden adds variety.

Here are some of the harvested carrots, cleaned and ready to use or give away. I’ve found they store well in my produce drawer for at least six months.

Yesterday’s garden gift bundle for my African friend.

This is likely the last cutting of spinach for the season.

The broccoli plant near the lettuce was left in place since removing it would have upended several heads of Rosaine. Instead, I cut the mother plant way down and left an errant shoot coming from the base to mature. It has continued to produce sizable flowerlets for over a month. Adds to my theory that broccoli is a perennial in some climates.

From the abundant spring garden.

Check the What I’m Planting Now page as I prepare for the warm season garden. Then head to Harvest Monday, hosted by Dave at Happy Acres blog and see what garden bloggers around the world harvested last week.

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