Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Spring Greens

Here are the early Spring greens I'm growing in my raised bin. The red leaf lettuce and romaine are doing the best followed by the broccolini and then the arugula and last the swiss chard. I think the swiss chard needs more sun and heat and the arugula needs more sun as well since it's tending to bolt. I'm not sure I'll get more than one broccolini from each plant so not sure they are worth growing. Nevertheless I'm enjoying seeing these plants mature more each day. Thanks for reading and for all your comments.

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  1. Yum. There is something about spring greens. And I do hope you get more than one broccolini to a plant.

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    1. Hi Sue, thanks, maybe I'll get one broccolini and then if I harvest that it will put on side shoots, I'll have to research.

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  2. Even if you don’t get a big crop there is still something satisfying about growing greens in the spring. My perennial herbs are starting to come up, but it’s still way too cold to put any plants out.

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    1. Hi Suzi, thanks, I can't wait to eat something soon, a mixed green salad. My plastic cover is really helping with the cool nights and I open them up during the day, next few days will be lower 70s during the day so they should really put in some more growth.

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  3. Your greens look wonderful! And you don't need to have a big garden if there's just 2 of you. Fresh young greens make wonderful salads.

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    1. Hi Rian, thanks, no this is about all I can manage anyway.

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  4. Looks good. But, I think arugula is too bitter to eat.

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    1. Hi Gigi, thanks, I have never had arugula so we shall see I just read that it was really good to eat, I'll mix it with other greens to tame it down a bit.

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