- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Hot peppers
- Stuffing peppers
- Cabbage or broccoli
- Potatoes
- Fennel
- Celeriac
- Daikon
- Cauliflower
- Herb (thyme, cilantro or parsley)
- Lettuce
- Radicchio
- Shallots
- Zucchini or cucumbers (just a few)
Winter vegetables are my favorite. I love salad, I love to roast veggies, I love to eat them raw. There is such an amazing cross over this year with the hard frost holding off and fall crops still here while winter vegetables are on steroids. We have some of the largest cabbages ever along with a surprising number of cauliflower. The tomatoes are still going and the peppers are in full bloom. Of course these last actors will be gone once frost comes. I just try and enjoy them every day.I really can’t believe that the peppers keep on ripening and are still so tasty.
We are trying to pack in veggies wherever we can in the hoop houses. I have tried to seed some arugula and cilantro for the January harvests. The spinach is coming along. We are trying to stay ahead of the aphids but honestly they are heinous. I tried to spread beneficial bugs to control them without having to spray organic pest control, but alas those aphids are tough actors and getting to them in every nook and cranny is impossible. Kale is taking a break as we work to tame the pests.
Here are some resources for winter veggie recipes:
One of our favorite cookbooks:
https://www.joshuamcfadden.com/sixseasons
Check out recipes for all winter vegetables here:
https://www.pnwcsa.org/consume-something-amazing
Here is what they had to say about celeriac:
https://www.pnwcsa.org/consume-something-amazing/celeriac
Off to arrange flowers, plant garlic and daffodils and tulips.