Tag Archives: carrots

7.23.12 Sunday to Sunday

Posted on July 23, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A kitchen garden has a rhythm of its own, and this is the time of year when the garden needs to be picked daily. And the more you pick, the more the plants will produce. Here’s a week’s worth of … Continue reading →

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7.16.12 Baby carrots, summer squash and tomatoes

Posted on July 16, 2012 by diary of a tomato

It was time for the carrots to be thinned, giving us a harvest of stubby Red Core Chantenay and slender Napoli baby carrots attached to a mane of greens. The Napoli is known as Eliot Coleman’s favorite for winter, and seems … Continue reading →

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6.18.12 Rhubarb, asparagus and garlic scapes

Posted on June 18, 2012 by diary of a tomato

A friend advises picking asparagus between Mother’s and Father’s Day. As the asparagus season wanes, we begin harvesting the first of the garlic scapes.  Greens are coming in strong, including our plantings of tatsoi and fun jen. Carrots and beets … Continue reading →

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4.3.12 Spring-dug leeks, carrots and parsnips

Posted on April 3, 2012 by diary of a tomato

We’ve begun to clear the beds in preparation for new planting, and pulled the last of the over-wintered leeks. These are of the King Seig variety, which proved true their reputation for hardiness and good storing capability. The parsnips were … Continue reading →

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2.19.12 Persephone rising

Posted on February 20, 2012 by diary of a tomato

“As the story goes, the earth goddess Demeter had a daughter, Persephone, who was abducted by Hades to live with him as his wife in the netherworld. Demeter would have nothing to do with this and threatened to shut down … Continue reading →

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1.26.12 Winter harvest

Posted on January 29, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Temperatures have been bouncing between below freezing and, at times, almost 50°F. With a January thaw upon us, we checked the covered beds in hopes of having something to harvest. These were the last two tatsoi, one clearly too far … Continue reading →

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Roasted Carrots and Beets with the Juiciest Pork Chops

Posted on January 27, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Carrots and beets, such winter stalwarts but it never occurred to me to combine them before. The problem lies in how beets bleed, leaving everything they touch magenta pink. This recipe from one of my favorite of Jaime Oliver’s cookbooks, … Continue reading →

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