Today I Mostly Harvested......

[Gurberly]

Defrosted enough yesterday for the wife to get out and grab a few leeks.

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[kentvegplot]

Just been out to cut a red cabbage, and dig a few leeks and the first 3 of the parsnips, now that some of the snow has gone. The parsnips are much longer than last year, but I didn't realise they were a bit crowded, so damaged a bit in lifting, but I'm sure they will still taste great .

[Two_Sheds]

kale, a very small cabbage, 2 winter lettuces (Rusty) and chard

[Keith2202]

Some Charlotte potatoes.
I had piled some manure on top, that was frozen, so the ground wasn't.
A robin came down to grab a couple of the worms that I had uncovered.

[salilah]

At the weekend rather than today - a bowl of fresh salad leaves to go with the tartiflette - some lettuce had survived, kale, chard, mustard, endive, a bit of chicory (which is fine but OH doesn't like it), spinach - some from greenhouse (first year, mostly in buckets) and some from outside
Fun to pick, and wonderful to have fresh (if strong) leaves...

[StephenH]

It's not exactly harvesting, but I recently started using the runner beans I salted in the Autumn (four large kilner jars worth). Provided you rinse them very thoroughly, they are very good and tasty. I rinse all the obvious salt off under the tap, then soak them in warm water for half an hour, changing the water once, then steam and serve without, obviously, adding salt to them on the plate. They are sometimes a bit on the salty side, but not bad on the whole. Of course, freezing would have been simpler, but I wanted to try the traditional method.
As for harvesting properly so called: I've still got Kale ('Sutherland') in the garden looking a bit sorry for itself but still harvestable.

[Snadger]

Freshly dug carrots,a nice large freshly pulled swede and leek and some stored onions..................... And for the chooks,some collards!

Enjoying the broth now.....and it is rather nice if I may say so!

[DLittlewood]

emptied my xmas potato bags yesterday and got a small panful - just enuf for 4 people Very pleased as the plants died mid December, and pulled up the last of my leeks. We've had them both tonight for tea and they were really lovely! Can't wait to get back in the garden, roll on springtime

[Keith2202]

A winter veg selection: carrots, parsnips, winter radishes, jerusalem artichokes, turnip, brussel sprouts and a small swede.

Very pleased to be harvesting at this time of year

[Loudbarker1]

Parsnips - 2 at 18 inches long each, and leeks - varies between usable shankso 8inches and 2 inches

[Two_Sheds]

I recently started using the runner beans I salted in the Autumn

Pickled might be nicer? We had homemade jam, pickled veg & chutney today, plus peas & sweetcorn from the chest freezer, and we're working our way through the frozen soups too.
I get fresh cabbage/kale/chard each week too, but the leeks are still pencil size

[Bren In Pots]

Now the grounds not frozen I dug up the last of my parsnips, then picked some Kale for dinner.

[wellie]

IF I was associated with the likes of Waitrose, (other supermeerkats are available, obviously) I'd be earning a fortune right now. But Because I'm not....., I have the pleasure of these delicasies in my own kitchen, and they are namely: BABY LEEKS, RUBY SPROUTS and BLACK TUSCAN KALE (and you mark my words Children, the likes of Ruby Sprouts will hit the shelves in the future, or I'm a Monkey's Uncle.....), Red Cabbage that has gone TOTALLY soft in the centre due to minus wotsit temperatures here at The Funny Farm, and they WON'T be going further than my Compost Heap unfortunately....has broken my heart.

I'm desperately itching to sow seed for 2011 Tomatoes, but I'm still ripening the last of my 2010 ones in a basket in the conservatory.

If you've got nothing better to do than plan a garden in these colder months with a view to harvesting, then ruddy well make sure that you engineer yourself a fantastic fresh herb bed/garden, because without this essential addition to your kitchen, you've not a hope in wotsit of producing your best culinaries for your family or loved ones.

Lemon Thyme, Common Thyme, Sage, Lovage, Marjoram, Sweet Margoram, Rosemary, and a multitude of others, and then dry them in your own kitchen for use during the darker months? It's so simple if you put a little thought into it now.

[Snadger]

Sprouts,swede,carrots and eggs!

[missalaska]

Just some swiss chard for dinner. I've got 2 green peppers to pick but I want to show them off to guests who are arriving on Wednesday night from UK whilst they are on the plants.