Look! The parsnips I let over-winter in the garden are fine! And more importantly, I found them! Woo hoo! It's like Christmas, I tell ya. I wasn't sure I'd be able to find them, but they were just starting to re-sprout in the warmer weather under their blanket of autumn leaves. They turned out quite nice. Granted, out of a whole packet of seeds, I harvested 10 parsnips, but I can say other than letting them germinate in the beginning for 3 1/2 weeks, these were no-fuss veggies. And I love parsnips. A very honest vegetable. I prefer root vegetables over more exotic veggies any day. They have a far more humble personality.
And in other good news, our freakish collagen sausage casings arrived via UPS! Maybe next weekend I can get around to making links. More posts and pics to come!
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Hey,
This is your neighbor from the southern estate, wondering if you've heard any scuttlebutt on local CSAs. GF and I are interested in getting in on one, and wonder if you've heard anything. I've looked at Local Harvest, but value advice of those I know.
Anywho, do you want to take a stab and try to harvest my apple tree this year (and before I get into any trouble, that is NOT a euphemism)? I'm planning on trimming it after it blooms, but if you want to have a go at it, let me know!
Ciao,
K
Hey my neighbor to the South...
good for you for thinking CSA! Isn't Local Harvest great? I love their site.
I like Garden Works in Ann Arbor. They were clients of ours years ago and their farm is amazing. Really nice folks. Here's the LH link about their place:
http://www.localharvest.org/farms/M5602
Other good CSAs: Tantre Farms, Community Farm Kitchen (tho $$, seems like a longer harvest). Those are ones that I've had friends subscribe to and be quite happy with.
Really tho, you should just borrow our rotortiller and tear up your entire back yard!
I would love to try to work with your apple tree this year. I've been learning more about fruit production this winter, so maybe we can do some good for it! At best,we can make applesauce!
Great news about your parsnips - they are so sweet and satisfying. Did you do anything to them other than just leave them in the soil over the winter?
Livinglocal,
at the end of the year, I just covered the parsnips (and all the gardens) with a thick layer of leaves. We have so many trees, there is no shortage of leaves. We're too lazy to bag them, so they end up covering the plots. In Spring, we end up tilling them into the ground- or what's left of them anyway.But that is IT. And it was really cold and snowy this winter. It's so amazing to me that they are totally fine come Spring!
Hey A!
Thanks for visiting my blog. Sorry it took so long to respond - computer time has been at a minimum.
You have a great blog here and I'll be back.
It was great seeing y'all a couple of weeks ago. We are going to start tearing up our garden this next weekend. We're still contemplating rototillers.
We have a share with tantre this summer and are looking forward to it.
I look forward to reading more of your posts!
~Shannon~
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