Showing posts with label turnip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turnip. Show all posts

Monday, November 10, 2008

Friend with a camera

Lucky me I have a friend who's a photographer!!  

Evan Dempsey is a photographer here in Burlington VT, he took a stroll though the garden a few weeks ago and took these beautiful photos.   How great to see the garden through new eyes.

purple top turnips


plum purple radish


nero di toscana




Sunday, November 9, 2008

A love affair.....

Oh turnips how do I love thee?  Let me count the ways...


I suppose it isn't that serious, but having finally gotten the hang of growing turnips I am ecstatic to be harvesting them!  Last year the turnips went in at the wrong time, mid summer, I had no clue what I was doing and had clearly done no research.  I wound up with the most massive, woody, pithy, bolting monsters.  Utter failure!  But from that came a new understanding of my fall loving friend.  This year the turnips went in August 12th and 18th, perfect!!  
This photo shows all of the roots that grew this year except the radishes.  There are bull's blood and golden beets, purple top turnips, excalibur parsnips, purple dragon, atomic red and scarlet nantes carrots.  
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