We had the first winter frost last night and the veg were looking lovely this morning.
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| Wintry spring cabbage |
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| Overwintering broad bean Aguadulce |
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| The last remaining red cabbage |
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| Pretty secondary cabbage growth |
So now it will be time for a taste test to see whether kale, parsnip and Brussels sprouts are really sweeter after being frosted.
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| Frosted kale |
Yesterday the neighbouring farm held a classic tractor ploughing competition and I was tempted to ask some of them to come and do our bottom paddock afterwards. Hope our soil will be like this:
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| Nicely ploughed |
Tomorrow the first of the many black plastic sheets should come off and preparation of a new soft fruit area will begin, using the failed tent boat garage structure as the basis for a fruit cage. There's a use for everything.
Happy New Year, everyone! May 2015 be a bountiful year!
Mmm, those brassicas look beautiful. Enjoy them! :-)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite dish is fresh cabbage straight from the garden after a heavy frost. Magic
ReplyDeleteHi Noeme, glad you're back! Looks like a lot of improvements in your garden. I'm rediscovering kale at the moment. Can't really eat too much of it!
ReplyDeleteThe number one dish in Portugal is boiled pork, spuds and buckets of kale. Great if you suffer from constipation
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