Baymule's 2018 Garden

[digitS']

I had tried 2 or 3 others in the chicory family. (That is not counting dandelions, which Bay' enjoys .)

Witloof chicory -- too bitter.

Radicchio -- too bitter!

I have been eating escarole in my sandwiches at the garden. That's worked out since there was all this kale overwintered for soup and the lettuce didn't have a good start in the hoop house. Now, things can change a bit with the open garden coming along. Still, the escarole will be available for several more months.

Steve

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

Radicchio is salads is tasty!

 

[flowerbug]

will escarole go wild? fend for itself in a mix of other plants? reseed itself?

 

[Nyboy]

will escarole go wild? fend for itself in a mix of other plants? reseed itself?

Have no idea but believe it to be a easy plant to grow from seed

 

[baymule]

I pulled onions yesterday, carrots and beets today. I canned the beets, got 4 pints. The carrots were bitter. We’ll, crap. I gave them to the pigs.

We have been picking wild plums in the fence rows. I have 2 1/2 gallons of juice in the refrigerator now. Wild plum jam is the best! This is what we picked yesterday.

I pulled some rutabagas today and boiled them for supper. Salt and pepper, they were good. I’m going to pull the rest and can them.

 

[majorcatfish]

@baymule nice onion haul.... as for the carrots we enjoy fall/winter carrots why much sweeter...

 

[ninnymary]

Bay I turned @digitS' on to it. The supermarkets here will sell out quickly after stocking it. If you have a area with high Italian population you may find it in the store.

Whole Foods carries it.

Mary

 

[Nyboy]

Whole Foods carries it.

Mary

Mary have you tried it ? you have to cook it, raw its very bitter. Goes great with white kidney beans

 

[ninnymary]

Mary have you tried it ? you have to cook it, raw its very bitter. Goes great with white kidney beans

No, I haven't. I usually put kale in my soups so I haven't switched to something else.

Marys

 

[Nyboy]

mary bean and escarole soup is the 1 thing i can cook and comes out good