Finally, with a few warm days, there’s actual life in the garden – a few things appear to be growing. This year it seems like everything has gotten off to a very slow start. Maybe it’s always that way. Maybe I expect too much too quickly.
The onions I planted a couple of weeks ago are doing well.
Onions and Garlic
The onions and garlic that were planted in the fall are taking off and growing well.
Veggies
In this area are cabbage, broccoli, beets, purple lettuce, carrots and one more thing that I can’t remember . . oh . . spinach!
Asparagus
The asparagus beds are doing great. We’ve had asparagus a couple of times. Those first few asparagus dishes are wonderful. We both sit, and eat, and talk about how great home grown asparagus is . . cut it and eat it on the same day. In a few weeks, Vince will be saying “Asparagus AGAIN?”
Last year I didn’t get enough to can . . really it was just enough to eat every day but by the end of asparagus season, I was pretty glad to see it go. I’m hoping this year we’ll get enough to can and maybe we won’t have to eat asparagus every single day for the next six to eight weeks.
Maybe soon we’ll even have home grown mushrooms to eat!
Gale says
I could eat asparagus every day for a long, long time before I would get tired of it. Just got the local grocery store ad and they have it for $.89 a pound so I will get lots of it tomorrow.
Liz a. says
have you ever tried pickling it? yum!!!!!! they grow a lot of asparagus here in central Washington and I can’t wait….I’m all out of pickled asparagus.
Diana G says
mmmmm..What a wonderful start on your garden you have !! My Grandmother used to can her asparagus and then blanch what she had left over to freeze. My Grandmother could can/freeze everything and make it taste so good in a meal when she used it.
I know its early but I cannot wait for peaches this year to can. I found a very easy recipe for a Peach Cobbler using a cake mix. LOVE it, serve it now at all occasions, it was served for the Christmas dinner at the gold panning club that hubs and I belong to -it was the first dessert to go.