Monday Harvest – 19th August 2013

I seem to have made a bit of a mess of my garden planning this year.  As a result I don’t have many crops in my baskets this week.  Next year I shall be diligent, I shall draw maps, I shall make lists, and I shall succession plan but for the moment I’ll have to make do with these….plus eggs of course, now there are always eggs (YAY!!!).

One thing I am growing successfully at the moment is celery.  I have half a dozen plants (seed sowed late Spring) and they supply pretty much all my celery on a cut a stalk or two at a time basis.  I would love to do a Saturday Spotlight on the variety I grow but sadly I don’t know what it is.  My dad bought some seedlings back with him from a visit to a friend’s place in Lakes Entrance and I’ve been growing it ever since.  That friend called it Perpetual Celery but I’m not sure why as it certainly bolts each year.  Perhaps it is because it copes well with cut and come again style harvesting.  Whilst I’m on the subject of Saturday Spotlights I should mention a few from this week:  From Seed to Table posted on Di Ciccio Broccoli,  Simple Garden Made Easy profiles a range of Tomatoes and Live in the Yard introduced Rainbow Carrots.

Another crop which keeps on giving at the moment is my parsley.  I use parsley as a vegetable, ie in large quantities, and harvest basketfuls each week.  A few of my plants are bolting at the moment but there should still be plenty for awhile yet.

Each year I try and overwinter all my chillies and capsicums.  Some make it, some don’t.  This year quite a few of the capsicums are dying off at the moment…and ripening some peppers in the process.  Something of a last hurrah I guess.

Daphne’s Dandelions hosts Harvest Monday’s each week.  Head over for loads of beautiful Northern Hemisphere harvests (and a few Southern Hemisphere ones).