Spring Greens
Denise >
Here’s me proudly presenting the first Spring Greens (ie Spring cabbage) of the season.
This is an event we look forward to every year, as it is the only fresh and tender vegetable we can reliably produce through the dearth of winter – in January, February and early March.
That’s thanks to the greenhouses of course!
In mid-Autumn, one of the four greenhouses here in the walled garden (one of the two from which tomato plants have been cleared) is planted up with cabbages started and grown-on in plastic pots. Once the protective boarding is fitted, no later than the end of October, the light available is reduced by about 40%, and the growth rate slows ; and that compensates for the mild conditions here in Uist, and certainly in the greenhouses.
These conditions result in Spring Greens starting to be big enough to harvest in late December or early January ; and we’ll continue picking them until early March.
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Looks wonderful! So good to be able to still produce and eat through winter ☺️
Denise, that looks just delicious! Oh my, I might chop that up and cook that with some leeks or onions, perhaps a little butter, and perhaps throw in the spices and herbs of your choice and you have a wonderful meal with added meat and maybe some hot fresh baked whole grain bread. So wonderful and tasty!!!
what a lovely photo, spring greens and a smiling face 🙂 enjoy them.. as I expect another 4 to 8 inches of snow lol