…that you all planted back in early April? Well, they FINALLY poked through the ground a few days ago! A mere 4 weeks after you planted them. Here’s what they looked like on Wednesday:
And then we got a freeze that night. I won’t show you the picture of the aftermath. The leaves are fairly frost-sensitive, so they got nipped. But at least they weren’t very big so there wasn’t much to freeze, and there should be energy enough in the tuber for them to recover.
Last year’s lettuce left us a nice surprise: volunteers this year! We seem to have lots of lettuce growing in various unexpected spots around the house. Plus, the chives and parsley are going gangbusters, so I took advantage of it today for lunch.
A few leaves of Forellenschluss and Buttercrunch lettuce, some chives (starting to flower), and some parsley make a very nice lunch salad.
Those of you with sharp eyes might spot pieces of bacon. Not to offend anyone, but I do love bacon and couldn’t resist using what was left over from our Mother’s Day breakfast. (And just between you and me, I also couldn’t resist finishing up with a couple of Double Stuf Oreos – yum!)
We figured many of you might like to see what things look like at the farm these days. (Warning: this will be a pretty large post with lots of photos. Trying to make up for missed postings, I guess.)
