My Mom beat me! Her arugula is this year's first harvest. She planted her seeds out in the garden back in very early April, I think. I didn't plant my early outdoor seeds on time this year for some reason (I think was busy making raised beds or some other excuse.)
Anyway - Thanks Mom! Yummy, tangy, fresh, first-of-the-season arugula.
Below is a picture of my parent's garden. I'm helping a lot this year as my dad is recovering from back surgery.
We had our first harvest today as well, heatwave lettuce, red leaf and one radish! Put it all in a salad with some store bought roma tomatoes and home made mozzarella. Dressed it with some home made red wine vinegar and olive oil. Very rewarding!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Cause for celebration. A whole season of veggies is ahead.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing ready here so far are the strawberries which I need to get some netting around to keep the robbins out. ;O) Nice looking garden. Sure hope you dad has a quick recovery!
ReplyDeleteMy first harvest was my spinach! :D I guess that's more of a cool season crop though.
ReplyDeleteOH, and my asparagus really did come back! I just picked some yesterday but they're growing from such a weird place, I really do need to replant it. I wonder when's a good time to dig them up?
Is all that fencing around the garden for deer?
I picked radishes last week.
ReplyDeleteThree radishes and some baby romaine made up our salad on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteIt's the little things that count, am I right? :)
Karen in DE
I've been picking lettuce and spinach for the last week; I've also had a couple of radishes.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy - I love your blog!
ReplyDeleteYou are luckily way ahead of us - here in NY we just had a hard frost on June 1st! Needless to say, not a lot of harvesting going on!
I can't wait to watch your garden grow this season!
The arugula looks great. I have never tried it but am planning on planting it as a fall crop.
ReplyDeleteBeen eating green onions,lettuce and toy choy with mustard greens. Sugar peas should be next!
ReplyDeleteDid you have any problems with flea beetles eating your arugula? They always attack my mustard greens from day one. I have tons of arugula, and sylvetta, but it's full of holes. If you spared yours, could you tell me how? Thanks!
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