Planted 400 feet of garlic yesterday afternoon, and another 200 feet today. Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous – low 50s and sunny. Today was cloudy but very enjoyable. Tomorrow is supposed to be rain and snow, so this is a relief. Now the folks at the Harvest Market who keep asking for garlic will get some this week. I kept telling them that after I had planted the garlic, they would get what I didn’t plant.
I also dug the last of the sweet potatoes and the regular potatoes. It has been cold enough that I don’t expect the sweet potatoes to store well, but we will gladly eat them quickly. The regular potatoes, Satinas, look good. Hopefully the huge ones won’t have hollow heart. Frequently when they are as big as these are they do. It is OK to eat, but customers are disappointed when the cut into this huge potato and it is empty in the center.
Here’s what is still in the field for harvest: cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, raab, collards, lacinato kale, Ripbor kale, Red Russian kale, Swiss chard, arugula, salad turnips, radishes, salad mix, leeks, spinach, carrots, beets, and more. All but the first three are under row cover.
I should have nice plants in the hoophouse, but was very late getting compost in. I have some chard and pac choi in there, and will transplant more chard, kale, and spinach from the field. And plant arugula and winter salad mix. I left a row of Sun Gold cherry tomatoes, but they are ready to come out. The tomatoes are falling on the ground, I suspect from either less watering or from the temperatures. Dried Sun Golds are incredibly good, so I picked up what I could off the soil today and will dry them.
