Finally, after my slow start in the garden, some harvests are happening. I harvested 3 heads of broccoli, weighing in at 1 lb. 12 oz.. Another 3 heads are also almost ready to go. We’ll eat one tonight and freeze the rest for winter treats. One head started to bolt early, but while not cosmetically perfect should still be tasty.
I discovered this morning that some other mammal is harvesting some crops for me, unfortunately. Recently set out broccoli and Brussels sprouts, lettuce, cauliflower, all have been chomped. I suspect it is a rabbit that squeezed through the garden gate. I’ll be fixing that as so
on as this report is posted. This early unauthorized harvesting may be the end of the Brussels sprouts and broccoli, I don’t know if they can recover if the main stem is eaten. I may need to look for replacement plants.
Some of the lettuce was of a size where I could harvest some of the outer leaves, but no more. A few of the smaller transplants are doomed, I think they are too chomped to recover. Grrrr. Time to set the HaveNoHeart trap.
June 24, 2013 at 8:07 pm
The broccoli looks wonderful. I’m going to pick the first head tomorrow. I can’t wait to taste it.
June 26, 2013 at 6:40 pm
I hope it was delicious!
June 24, 2013 at 9:24 pm
Broccoli looks wonderful! So sorry about your critter challenges. I hope you figure out who is pilfering your garden and replant.
June 26, 2013 at 2:16 pm
Sorry to hear about the invasion. It’s always something! But the broccoli looks gorgeous.
June 26, 2013 at 6:40 pm
I must say, the broccoli was delicious. We ate some and froze some, mmmm.