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fall crops

In the cold garden

Tue, Aug 23, 2011Tue, Nov 24, 2009

The star by far of the last planting of brassicas, that mostly didn’t size up in time for market or CSA, is without at doubt this unusual Nero Di Toscana strap kale. This Italian heirloom, apparently from Tuscany, is hardly …

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Categories Veggies

Tiny fall cauliflower tastes good

Tue, Nov 24, 2009Mon, Nov 23, 2009

Harvested a few tiny (tennis ball to softball-sized, like, orange to grapefruit…little ones!) cauliflower from the last-planted section of brassicas that also has kale and broccoli. It’s still producing in home-consumption quantities, but with the exception of some strap kale, …

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Categories Cooking & Eating, Fieldwork, Harvest, Veggies

Fall crop watch

Wed, May 04, 2016Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Fall brassicas

After a good weeding and another round of rainy days, the fall brassicas are pretty well on their own. It’s amazing how quickly growth slows down in September—what a difference the sun pulling away makes! The kale and collards are …

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Categories Veggies

Fall crops

Mon, Sep 01, 2008Wed, Aug 20, 2008

Not much to look at, yet, but the last plantings of 50-day-plus fall crops are doing fine. Here, carrots and, protected from flea beetles by floating row cover, one of two sections of brassicas, including broccoli, cauliflower and kale. There’s …

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Categories Planning, Veggies, Weather

Last of the season’s brassicas

Mon, Aug 04, 2008Thu, Jul 17, 2008

These brassica seedlings—broccoli, cauliflower, kale, early-maturing cabbage—were started a week ago, way late by any planting guide standard for our region, but I’m going by the reality of our recent crazy weather. Last year’s “late” cabbage family seedlings did just …

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Categories Farm lab (research!), Seed starting, Veggies, Weather
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