What are you harvesting -Spring 2014

[hendi_alex]

RogueRose, do a second planting arugula after the weather has settled with the lows in the 50's. Moving from cool temp to warm causes arugula to bolt fairly quickly. When planted during warmer temperatures in the range of 50-85 degrees, arugula will germinate and develop quickly and will grow all the way through the fall until killing winter temperatures. Here ours produces all winter then bolts very early in the spring. We plant an early and late spring planting and harvest arugula all year.

[Cola82]

Something is very odd if you are harvesting tomatoes before broccoli.

Well it could be a couple things--the variety (romanesco), and the length of time I had them in nursery pots. Today is the first day I've seen heads.

And in fairness the tomatoes are an early variety. I ate one today and it was the first one that wasn't mealy.

Going to harvest more arugula tonight and maybe some kale. I have three more ripe tomatoes.

[applestar]

What I DIDN'T harvest... I saw four more nice asparagus today plus one of those "female" 1.5-2" in diameter ones coming up. Since the ones that were ready to harvest were from crowns that had been rather stingy this spring (I actually thought they had died at first because nothing was coming up) I decided not to harvest them.... But maybe I should have. I seem to remember I did this last year, too, and they ended up producing tons of GIGANTIC fronds after I gave up harvesting. Maybe these are SUPPOSED TO grow later?

If they are still at edible size tomorrow, maybe I'll pick them after all (8:30 and sundown here)

[imafan26]

I got a late start.
strawberries, asparagus, lettuce, my first corn of the year should be ready before it turns into summer, zucchini, beans, tomato, roselle, sesame, fennel, borage, onions, Jalapenos, super chili, anaheim, Trinidad Scorpion, thai basil, sweet basil, mint, lemon grass, araimo, ginger, eggplant, calamondin, chayote and chayote shoots, beans and kale.

[brandon558]

Cuke's by the loads... Few bell and sweet peppers. Tomatoes are starting to turn red and beans are not far behind. Okra is going good.... So far so good! Glad everyone else is having fun and harvesting some goods!

[hendi_alex]

My cucumber plants have been big enough to have been producing for almost a month, but this has been one of those years when the plants started out making only male flowers. First cukes started being harvested about three days ago. Same thing with squash and zucchini, as the first two or three weeks of fruit failed to set, though have been harvesting about a week now. Disease is much more prevalent in tomatoes for this time of year. I'm afraid that the plants will be decimated when morning lows rise above 70 and days get into the 90's.

[feldon30]

Cuke's by the loads... Few bell and sweet peppers. Tomatoes are starting to turn red and beans are not far behind. Okra is going good.... So far so good! Glad everyone else is having fun and harvesting some goods!

Did you use high tunnels or a greenhouse to get things coming on so early? My cukes are about a week away. Tomatoes and peppers are ~3 weeks away.

[erins327]

Here is my morning harvest. A little okra, jalapenos, yellow peppers, lots of Sungold and Yellow Pear tomatoes, green beans, green tomatoes and tomatillos.

[McKinney88]

I got a good handful of snap peas today.

[brandon558]

Did you use high tunnels or a greenhouse to get things coming on so early? My cukes are about a week away. Tomatoes and peppers are ~3 weeks away.

Nope i started these April 20 due to that last cold snap killed my first cukes.

I did plant in some fresh horse manure I hauled in and these things are going nuts. Picked another 21 today along with a few cherry tomatoes and banana peps.... Another 15 or so cukes tomorrow or thursday.

[freedhardwoods]

I set out 27 spindly strawberry plants 4 years ago. (I don't remember what kind.) So far this year we've picked 24 gallons from that patch. We should get 4 or 5 more gallons before they're done.

[bryce d]

Just made stir-fry with snow peas from the garden.

[bryce d]

Did I mention that I have been harvesting lots and lots of "morning glory".
Oooh , any one want some morning glory stew.

[grrlgeek]

Enjoying the tail end of the early spring cool crops... Last of the kale will be out this weekend along with a round of broccoli shoots from the last plant standing. One more cauliflower head coming - watching that closely since it's hot every day now. There's been enough lettuce and mixed spicy greens and mesclun for big salads every day. Occasional strawberries for nibbling in the yard. Turnips! Artichokes are getting smaller, but they keep coming. Waiting on the beets and carrots to get bigger but pulling a few babies here and there... they need to finish before the heat finishes them! Garlic isn't bulbing much yet, but I keep pulling them anyway. Same for onions. Chives, parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme - all plentiful for fresh cooking. Every day is a blessing and having the time of my life!

[lakngulf]

My Rattlesnake Pole bean arbor is loving the early summer growing weather, and we are enjoying the beans.