Veggie Basket

It's been extremely hot for the past several days, which translates to unexpected bolting time for all the cool crops. Poor things didn't even get the chance to grow up and enjoy life before hopping into my mouth : /

The first to bolt was none other than the spinach. I forgot to buy spinach the other day at the supermarket and resorted to collecting some of these leaves. They were a bit bitter but still edible :D

I had the goal of growing the biggest napas in the neighbourhood, but that won't be happening with the sudden onset of the sweltering, hot weather. They're showing signs of bolting with their bundling heads and "raised butts."

Harvested a few bolted and soon-to-bolt bok choy. Each family member got to nibble on one Precious.

Bunbun is getting used to the flood of veges coming in.

Aside from a bit of yellowing, all the lettuce is fine : D

Posted in animal, asian, bok choy, harvest, napa, spinach, tatsoi, weather

Bunbun gets first dibs.

Nomnomnom

Posted in animal, harvest, tatsoi

A row of five day old mesclun seedlings. I should sow lightly next time.

Six week old giant napa. These grow fast!

Four week old bok choy and tatsoi.

Six week old lettuce.

One week old beans that remind me of my neglected Venus flytrap.

Posted in bok choy, field, lettuce, napa, pot, seedling, tatsoi

All too bushy five week old oregano.

Buttercrunch and Grand Rapid lettuce seedlings feeling overcrowded.

Almost good for the picking seven week old spinach and six week old tatsoi.

Posted in field, lettuce, pot, spinach, tatsoi, vegetable

Pot spinach, ten weeks.

Field spinach.

Pot tatsoi, two and a half weeks.

Field tatsoi.

Pot Swiss chard, four and a half weeks.

Field Swiss chard.

Posted in pot, spinach, swiss chard, tatsoi, vegetable

Tatsoi in pot.

Moved several seedlings to the field including the surprisingly slow growing Swiss chard...

...basil whose leaves are turning purple after a night outside...

...and a few tatsoi ( " ) and spinach seedlings ~( " )~

Posted in basil, field, herb, pot, seedling, spinach, swiss chard, tatsoi, vegetable