Monday, 25 May 2015

Harvest Monday - 25 May 2015

This week's harvest has again been mostly Asparagus and Radishes. Well, what did you expect??


Saxa (L) and Sparkler (R)
 
(L to R) Saxa, Flamboyant, Sparkler

We liked the Saxa radishes - they were very similar to Cherry Belle (our favourite) - but the pink and white Sparkler ones were a bit tough and not so tasty. The long ones are "Flamboyant 5", a French Breakfast-type variety whose seeds I bought (unsurprisingly) in France. Last year they didn't do so well, but this time seeds from the same packet have performed very much better - presumably just because of weather / soil conditions. I certainly didn't deliberately treat them any differently.

What can I say about the Asparagus? As nice as ever, but still not enough of it!




The batch of Asparagus pictured here was griddled, as part of a fantastic meal that Jane conjured-up, following a recipe in Sabrina Ghayour's book "Persiana". If you are Foodie and you haven't got this book, you are seriously missing a trick! [You can read about the meal Jane made HERE.]


There was a small salad crop this week too - some leaves from the "Cutting Salad" patch - mostly Cress, Mizuna, Mustard and Pak Choi.






These spare lettuce seedlings were surplus to requirements so they were also put into the salad. Every little counts, you know!


Here's where they ended up:


I'm linking-up with Harvest Monday over on Daphne's Dandelions, please stop by and see what other people have harvested this week.
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9 comments:

  1. Daphne Gould25 May 2015 at 15:50

    I've currently going through "Jerusalem" and I have "Food of Life" on my table for when I'm done with that. Persian and Middle Eastern food in general seem like a good fit for me as they don't use too many of my forbidden foods. Yes they have beans, eggplants, and peppers, but a lot of the flavors work for me. I'm obviously going to have to put Persiana on my list of books to check out from the library.

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  2. Jo25 May 2015 at 16:21

    That looks very tempting. You always present your food so well.

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  3. Sue Garrett25 May 2015 at 17:37

    I've sown Cherry Belle radish and a mixed packet in the Woodblocx bed. I've had problems with them not swelling before when sown in compost so am using soil based compost mixed with topsoil to see if it makes a difference. Can't imagine the French having radishes for breakfast :)

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  4. Michelle25 May 2015 at 19:53

    Oh yum, grilled asparagus is a favorite here. And your egg salad is beautiful and looks delicious.

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  5. The Quirky Bird Gardener25 May 2015 at 22:35

    I must try a cutting salad bed, a great idea instead of buying baby leaves :)

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  6. Lou@RainbowChard28 May 2015 at 22:50

    My radishes would've been great if only the slugs and snails hadn't got them! Yours look rather nice. And the egg salad looks really good too.

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    1. Mark Willis29 May 2015 at 11:39

      I use the blue slug pellets. Nothing else seems to work.

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  7. Ryan Terry @Your Local Gardeners29 May 2015 at 09:34

    Your radishes looks great. Can you please share any tip how you care for them. As @Lou said, it's hard to keep the snails and slugs out the area. ;/

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    1. Mark Willis29 May 2015 at 11:38

      Hi Ryan; I think the key to getting good radishes is to maintain a constant level of hydration. I find that at the slightest hint of dryness, radishes will bolt. It is also important to space them out well - maybe 2 or 3 inches between plants. Since radish seeds are quite big, it is usually easy enough to sow them thinly, but extra thinning may be required soon after germination. Hope this helps, but if you want to see more, use the "Search this blog" facility in the sidebar and you will find lots of posts a bout radishes.

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