Harvest Monday 5/4/2015

Today my harvest (except the greens) is unusual:

Japanese knotweed of the left and asparagus on the right.

Japanese knotweed is a common weed but also a tasty edible treat in spring.
In the early spring, Japanese knotweed looks like an army of nondescript fat, green, red-flecked stalks poking up from the ground. I am not growing them, only discovered them last fall on the edge of the plot. I was using Japanese knotweed tincture and ordered some dried roots for making it.
Of course after I made an order, I found free plants.
When the shots are young, they taste like rhubarb, or spinach and sorrel. 
I ate them raw but it also can be steamed as asparagus.

Please visit : Daphne’s Dandelions “Harvest Monday” where everyone can share links to their harvest or how they are using their harvests for the week.

The First Ones!

 A lot of work in a garden done and time spent. And I get rewards! The First Ones:

The first asparagus, I am growing it 3rd year now and expecting  a yummy harvest this year.

 The first Rhubarb.

 The first Horseradish

 The first raised bed pest cover,for kale.

 Trellis for peas, not first, made of old bamboo poles, but I made more spider web crossing out of strings, to make then more solid.

 The green peas are not ready to climb yet, I guese we need some warm nights.

 Spring frost protection for young strawberries.

Frame support for 3 years old red currant bushes.

Harvest Monday - April 22, 2013

My very first asparagus!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Planted last year, Mary Washington. I was thinking it is not survived the winter, it was so dry and almost not covered with soil/mulch.




And my regular everyday greens!

Each Monday Daphne’s Dandelions hosts the “Harvest Monday” blog hop. Please visit!

Asparagus and Blueberry

It was another good day for a beginner gardener! Those guys were waiting for a good soil - blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, red onion set  and asparagus Mary Washington.

 Thank you for tips from Julie Budding and Blooming
how to plant asparagus - I never did it before.
So I dig some tranches, put there my compost and bone meal and planted 6 roots. Now I have to wait 2 years!

 Than I was planting  my blueberries Top Hat.
Look how bad the soil is in New England!
Only one foot down and  light colored heavy clay, a lot of stones.... what a difference with rich black compost I am making. Thank you for all the guys who teach me how to make compost!

 There is my happy blueberry family of 7.