Last night's harvest

BoiseGardener · August 29, 2013

I finally got some harvesting done last night! I'm still waiting for the bulk of the tomatoes to ripen, but the first few have been ready within the last weeks. I can't believe how late everything is here!

ContainerTed · August 29, 2013

I love the diversity. Lots of "comfort food" there.

shelleybean · August 29, 2013

So pretty! What kind of eggplant is that and what are the green peppers in front of the eggplant?

BoiseGardener · August 29, 2013

Thanks Shelley and Ted...the eggplants are Diamond and Ichiban (both have produced like crazy this year), and the peppers are Mole chilis

RobinB · August 29, 2013

Very nice! I think everybody's year has been crazy. Please keep sharing photos with us! When is your "normal" first frost? Ours is early October.

newatthiskat · August 29, 2013

That is a beautiful harvest!!! Great nutrition for your family!

kath · August 29, 2013

Beautiful arrangement- looks like it was worth the wait. Hope you have a late fall.

kath

BucksCountyGirl · August 30, 2013

Beautiful harvest....congrats!

gardenfrog · August 31, 2013

Do I see some fine salsa in the future of some of those veggies?!

BoiseGardener · August 31, 2013

Robin, our first frost date is also the first week of October...hopefully that means I have a month of heavy harvesting left! Thanks everyone else for the comments!

Alfredo · September 1, 2013

That's a gorgeous pic BoiseGardener!

Is that a Cosmic Purple or Dragon Carrot I see toward the back left side?

Gavriil · September 1, 2013

Very nice

BoiseGardener · September 2, 2013

Alfredo...indeed it is a cosmic purple. I planted a mixed bed of cosmics and a "multi color pack", both ED HUME SEEDS and have been very pleased with the results. Most of the ones I have pulled so far have been at least 12" long. I do all of my growing in raised beds and this year I mixed the root veggie bed heavily with peat moss for the first time and it really paid off with my radishes, carrots, and beets.

Alfredo · September 2, 2013

Ah very nice!

How was the Cosmic Purple taste? What varieties of beets did you grow?

BoiseGardener · September 3, 2013

The taste of the Cosmic Purple was great and indistinguishable from the other carrots I grew in a blind taste test. They came out of the ground a little limp, but firmed up well after a short period in the fridge. The purple color encompassed about 1-2mm of the external skin and the rest of the inside was standard orange, and as advertised, they lost most of their color when cooked.

I grew Burpees Red Ball beets. I hadn't grown beets before so didn't know what to expect. I think I left them in the ground too long, and ended up picking them when they were about 3-4"+ in diameter. After reading more about them, I think they should have been harvested earlier when they were smaller. I pickled and canned them, and honestly don't know what the "optimum" taste should be since I never grew up eating beets. They taste pretty good to me though!

August 29, 2013	#2
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	I love the diversity. Lots of "comfort food" there. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

August 29, 2013	#3
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	So pretty! What kind of eggplant is that and what are the green peppers in front of the eggplant? __________________ Michele

August 30, 2013	#8
BucksCountyGirl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Holland, PA/Zone 7A Posts: 692	Beautiful harvest....congrats! __________________ - Kelli Life's a climb...but the view is fantastic

September 1, 2013	#11
Alfredo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 554	That's a gorgeous pic BoiseGardener! Is that a Cosmic Purple or Dragon Carrot I see toward the back left side? __________________ ~Alfredo

September 2, 2013	#14
Alfredo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 554	Ah very nice! How was the Cosmic Purple taste? What varieties of beets did you grow? __________________ ~Alfredo

August 29, 2013	#4
BoiseGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 10	Thanks Shelley and Ted...the eggplants are Diamond and Ichiban (both have produced like crazy this year), and the peppers are Mole chilis

August 29, 2013	#5
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	Very nice! I think everybody's year has been crazy. Please keep sharing photos with us! When is your "normal" first frost? Ours is early October.

August 29, 2013	#6
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	That is a beautiful harvest!!! Great nutrition for your family!

August 29, 2013	#7
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Beautiful arrangement- looks like it was worth the wait. Hope you have a late fall. kath

August 31, 2013	#9
gardenfrog Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Shelbyville, IN Posts: 343	Do I see some fine salsa in the future of some of those veggies?!

September 1, 2013	#12
Gavriil Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: kansas Posts: 158	Very nice

September 3, 2013	#15
BoiseGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 10	The taste of the Cosmic Purple was great and indistinguishable from the other carrots I grew in a blind taste test. They came out of the ground a little limp, but firmed up well after a short period in the fridge. The purple color encompassed about 1-2mm of the external skin and the rest of the inside was standard orange, and as advertised, they lost most of their color when cooked. I grew Burpees Red Ball beets. I hadn't grown beets before so didn't know what to expect. I think I left them in the ground too long, and ended up picking them when they were about 3-4"+ in diameter. After reading more about them, I think they should have been harvested earlier when they were smaller. I pickled and canned them, and honestly don't know what the "optimum" taste should be since I never grew up eating beets. They taste pretty good to me though!