Harvest Archives - Boel's Garden https://boelsgarden.com/blog/category/harvest/ and Recipe Corner Fri, 28 Jul 2017 23:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Strange Garlic with multiple scapes https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2013/06/12/strange-garlic-with-multiple-scapes/ Thu, 13 Jun 2013 04:07:07 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=928 I have been having some very early garlic harvesting this year. I dug the first batch up on May 31, after finding all the plants in one earthbox had suddenly “keeled over”.   I have never seen this happen before, but I took that as a signal to go ahead and harvest.   Some of […]

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]]> First harvest of greens for the season https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2013/04/18/first-harvest-of-greens-for-the-season/ Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:53:41 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=888 Today we had the first salad of the season from our earthboxes. I harvested a little from each box. I think this is about the earliest harvest of young spring greens that I have had.

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]]> Last pepper harvest of the 2012 season https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2012/11/27/last-pepper-harvest-of-the-2012-season/ Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:49:29 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=792 George and I just brought in the last of this years peppers. I think this is about as late a harvest as we’ve had.

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]]> Harvesting green peppers and hot peppers https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/10/24/harvesting-green-peppers-and-hot-peppers/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:34:11 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=701 It’s getting colder and colder, and I am realizing there will not be time for the sweet peppers to ripen. So I harvested many of them green tonight. Sad to not get to see them get ripe, but I’d rather have them green than not at all. There is still more to harvest. The hot […]

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]]> Harvest, ready for the grill https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/10/16/harvest-ready-for-the-grill/ https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/10/16/harvest-ready-for-the-grill/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:11:07 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=693 Peppers: Jimmy Nardello and College, Eggplant: Amethyst Potatoes: Bintje and unknown red variety grown from Trader Joe’s organic potatoes that started sprouting eyes  Red onion: Red Crimson Jimmy Nardello is one of my favorite sweet peppers, and College is one of my favorite anaheim type peppers. This is the first year for me growing Amethyst, […]

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]]> https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/10/16/harvest-ready-for-the-grill/feed/ 1 Time to freeze eggplants https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/09/08/time-to-freeze-eggplants/ Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:50:24 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=670 The eggplants are now coming on strong. Time to freeze! The way I do that is I cut them in slices, and layer them in single layers with parchment paper between each layer. Once they are frozen, I put them into freezer bags. The same method works great for squash and bell peppers (or any other […]

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]]> Broccoli – lots of broccoli https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/07/28/broccoli-lots-of-broccoli/ Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:56:31 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=663 Broccoli has been thriving this cool and temperate summer. We have been eating lots of it. Now that the heads have all been harvested, the harvesting of side shoots continues, and hopefully those will keep coming for some time still. Delicious!

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]]> Asparagus Harvest https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/05/07/asparagus-harvest/ https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/05/07/asparagus-harvest/#comments Sat, 07 May 2011 22:12:17 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=607 We planted this asparagus from crowns, three years ago. The first two years, we did not harvest at all, finally we are getting to enjoy it. The variety is Jersey Giant, and it is super delicious. I highly recommend it.

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]]> https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2011/05/07/asparagus-harvest/feed/ 2 George’s Salt-Roasted Peppers https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2010/11/11/georges-salt-roasted-peppers/ Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:34:35 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=501 Ingredients: Peppers, Olive Oil, Celtic Salt. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Lay whole peppers in Pyrex dish. Drizzle with a generous amount of olive oil. Sprinkle with large crystal celtic salt. Roast until skins brown and loosen (45 minutes – 1 hour) When cool enough to handle, remove skins & stems, but keep seeds. Toss peppers […]

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]]> Harvest Season https://boelsgarden.com/blog/2010/09/07/harvest-season/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:18:50 +0000 http://www.boelstoddard.com/?p=424 It’s been a cool summer, and everything was late, oh so late. But finally the harvesting has begun. This is why I garden! Cucumbers are finally coming into their own. These were grown in an Earthbox – this is the first year for me growing cucumbers in an earthbox, and clearly, they are thriving. Any […]

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