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Friday, December 11, 2015

Not so frozen broccoli

Very very late in the summer I planted a bunch of broccoli just hopping it would mature..it's getting there. But if it goes directly to bolt I'll laugh. What a 'winter' we've been having!

Not-so-frozen broccoli.

Normally anything in the garden would be dead and it would be totally frozen out there. But today it's going to be about 60*. I don't mind telling you that this whole mild winter is working out for me.

This decorative cabbage is stunning. 

One of the things I'm especially excited about is that we have barely used any heating oil or firewood. It may not sound like much but it's nice to have the savings.

The celery is still hanging in there. 

And I'm still able to work outside so I'm perfectly OK with this whole global warming thing.

Happy Friday everyone! Do you still have veg in the garden? How's your mild winter going?



3 comments:

David said...

Enjoying it too but concerned we may be low on moisture come Spring. Looking for a garden rebuild and may even get started on it this weekend! Nice to be working in December.

Rita B Caldwell said...

It definitely doesn't feel like winter and I'm so afraid when it does come it won't go away. I'm doing the same thing with cabbage plants that you are doing with your broccoli and it's coming right along and our late turnips are slowing filling out.

Have a great day and a very merry Christmas!
Rita

Ohiofarmgirl said...

Dave, hope you are outside today! and yeah - spring should be interesting....

Rita - THANKS! and Merry Christmas to you! i've been really impressed with how well our turnips did - even as late as we put them in. yay "not-winter"??
:-)

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