Behold the garlic! Nearly all of the nearly 200 cloves of garlic that I planted last fall (between mid-October and late November) are up and thriving as you can see in this photo of one section of my garden. They had been hiding under the snow during our especially cold winter this year and now, freed from their white insulation, they, along with some of last year's sorrel crop (see below), are providing the 1st bits of beautiful greenery to grace this year's garden. They're months away from being harvested (in mid to late July) and even months away from providing wonderfully crunchy scapes (beginning in June) for this summer's salads and stir frys but just looking at them in all their green finery brings me hope and joy for the garden season to come.
And, check out this sorrel! It wintered over under the cover of a clear plastic drop cloth. We had some in our salad a couple of nights ago. Tender, lemony goodness!
2 comments:
That garlic looks so robust. We are trying garlic for the first time and have some green tips, but not the luxuriant growth you have. Good going, I mean, growing, Leo!
Must be that expensive organic soil I keep wasting my money on ;-) Hmmm, that sounds like another post ;-)
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