We had an excellent produce sale last Friday and everything sold out in about five minutes, which was very gratifying and shows that Belleville parents quite literally have great taste [quite literally? - Ed]. We sold spinach, Swiss chard, chinese salad and pak choi.
Swiss chard 'Bright Lights' (right) which is a stunning plant (try some in your flower beds next year?) looking quite literally good enough to eat [Hmm - Ed].
For those who think the growing season is over...... The usual winter crops like parsnips are enjoying the mild weather (ours have all been harvested now) and the perpetual spinach is quite literally living up to it's name [what the ...!.? - Ed].
But the exciting thing is that the chinese salad is still going strong (including the Pak Choi) and the Winter Little Gem seedlings are doing well in my greenhouse and should be ready for planting out in a couple of weeks. I may even use a cloche for them although in theory they shouldn't need one. It's all soooo exciting [calm down -Ed)
[Left] Weird looking but delicious chinese lettuce, part off the the chinese salad collection that seems to enjoy the cold.
[Right] Winter Little Gem in the greenhouse
[Below] Parsnips picked in October
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