Miscellaneous Veggies Growing

I had mentioned in previous postings that I have transplanted some things at the farm and I took some pics of those as well.

These are just a few cabbage plants that we planted last fall. When we covered the strawberry plants we covered these too. I was amazed that they did so well under the row covers. So I am thinking that this fall we plant some more things like this that will do well under the covers and that way in the spring we will be ahead of the game.

A closeup of one the cabbages. Isn't it pretty? I think i will cut a few of these and stew them for Easter at my grandma's house. Someone else already has dibs on making coleslaw otherwise that's what this little head of cabbage would be.

The onion rows that we planted. I am very happy with how well they have done. Some of the smaller ones didn't make it but that's ok as you can see we have plenty.

One of the larger onions. I'm not sure if I need to cut off the bent pieces or the small pieces of dead leaves at the base. I am planning on researching that in the next couple of days since it is supposed to be raining. As you can see in the background some of the smaller ones that didn't make it and some that are still trying to grow (bless their little hearts). These plants have become like children to me.

This is the row of iceberg lettuce that I had transplanted from the greenhouse. I am so tickled that they are still living. I have more in the greenhouse so go in the spots where those didn't make it. As you can see the row to the right of this one is empty. I am planning on planting a row of corn. This will help provide some amount of shade for the lettuce. Too much heat and light and it will bolt.

A close up of one the iceberg plants. They had gotten wind burned on the ride to the farm but the next couple of days after transplanting were windy days that didn't help. I was really surprised to see how well they were holding up. This is one of the worst looking plants. We are expecting a cold snap the next couple days so after it has passed i am planning on going up and snipping off these ugle burnt pieces. There are alot of plants that have new growth in the center. I have decided to wait a little longer with the plants in the greenhouse before transplanting those. Maybe they will be a little stronger than these guys. Jeff also told me to withhold water from them for a few days before transplanting them. He says it will harden them some and get them ready for transplant.

This is a picture of the carrot row. I am hoping they produce carrots. After starting them in the greenhouse I had read that carrot seeds were supposed to be direct sown. They are actually doing really well.















A close up one of the carrot plants. I tried getting a better angle on this one so that you could see where the wind had burned the tips of the plants. No matter which side I shot from the sun made it too bright to really tell.

 This is a photo of the swiss chard. I was thinking the whole time I was transplanting these that they were too small. Some have survived others weren't as fortunate. But that's ok because I have a couple of flats in the greenhouse to use to fill in the holes. This time I am going to wait until they are a little bigger and have more roots on them. I am thinking maybe 2 weeks from now I will be able to fill in those spots.