The garden has come such a long way and in just 12 short weeks.  So far we have harvested, mustard greens, spinach, lettuce, green shallots, broccoli and just today cabbage.  How exciting!  We have had a very mild winter this year in texas and today it was 75 crazy right? For weeks now we will have a few days in the 40’s- 50’s  then jumps to high 70’s.  It hasn’t been the best weather for our health, but I think the garden is handling it well.

Garden week 12
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Acorn Squash- Check out the blooms

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Garlic

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Shallots- I cut some more this week for some recipes

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Broccoli- ready to eat!  Just cut just below the head and smaller heads will continue to grow

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Butternut squash- still there but hardly any growth

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Greens after being cut and thinning some old ones, they will contiue to grow and we will have tons more to eat

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Carrots- doing well probably ready in a few weeks

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Spinach, you can see where we have cut some and how it is growing back, yea!

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Lettuce- we  are eating like rabbits, salad almost every night!

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This funny onion I threw out in our compost a few weeks back and I noticed it started to sprout, and sprout and sprout.  SO-oo we decided to plant it!

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Beautiful Cabbage- my best friend, my favorite veggie in the garden and to cook with.

We’ve ate our first few heads today and they were excellent. Too see check out this post

Here is DT showing how to head the cabbage!

Start off with a really nifty little knife, hold the head, and cut below some of the big outer leaves

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Discard old tough leaves, and look ain’t she pretty????

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Back view of the garden

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I will be updating the progress of the garden as she grows.  Grow Baby Grow!!

Anyone else have a garden, tips or recipes they would love to share.  I would love to see them or hear about them.

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19 Responses

  1. Your garden is growing very well. What a delight: to be able to eat your own vegetables. Thanks for sharing. Happy Show ‘n Tell Friday!

  2. Fantastic garden! I’m in TX, too, but only my lettuce, spinach, and green onions are surviving. Could it be that I covered them with a plastic bag instead of a towel when it froze a few weeks ago? Should I try planting some new things now or wait a few months?

    Allie
    Learningtobefrugal.com

  3. Your garden is lovely! And I am envious! Too cold to grow anything right now. My garden is at rest. When we lived in the desert we had a year around garden. Nothing like fresh produce. We also had concord grapes.

  4. How different your winter photos are from everyone elses. Wow what a great growing season you had this year. I love cabbage too! But I have not been successful in growing it. Out temps always cause it to go to seed.
    Because of Jesus, Bobbie

  5. Your garden is looking absolutely FANTASTIC!!! I love cabbage too, especially sauteed in a pan with garlic and lots of butter :0)

  6. Wow…I know I’m not suppose to envy, but that is some garden you have cultivated!! There’s just so much peace of mind when you know how your food has been grown. In this house I don’t have space without shade except for containers and last season they didn’t work so well. I’ll try a couple of different things next go ’round! Thanks for sharing!

    Have a joyful New Year!
    Becky

  7. What a BEAUTIFUL garden God has blessed you with ! You two are doing GREAT. Our garden is very covered in snow right now but we are in the planning stage and ordering our seeds. [0=

    Blessings in Him<
    -Mary

  8. Your broccoli and cabbage look wonderful! I wish I was able to maintain a garden of fresh vegetables but everything I plant just up and dies! I always enjoy looking at your photos. Thanks for sharing them with us!

    You are always welcome in The Shadow of the Cross. Feel free to come visit anytime.

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