16 April 2008
I've had radishes on the mind lately. I'm pretty sure I even dreamt about them last night, so I had to have some for breakfast this morning, even though they're far from my usual breakfast fare.
So to go along with radishes, a list of garden- and vegetable-related items of interest (to me):
-- The Minneapolis Farmers Market opens next weekend! Local asparagus! Bedding plants! Radishes! Cinnamon buns the size of your face! I can hardly contain myself.
-- Likewise, my local garden center also opens next weekend. It's called Malmborg's, but I always call it Mombi's (like the baddie in Return to Oz) -- surprisingly, googling 'Mombi's garden center' doesn't come up with many useful results.
-- The weather was amazing today. I went outside in shorts and a t-shirt and dug up the extra sod to expand my veggie plot. After all the hard work was done, I planted two rows of French Breakfast radishes and some purple spring onions. I am assured that they can be sown directly this long before the last frost. Oh, boy.
-- Last week, the city garbage service started picking up bags of yard waste. I'd had last autumn's leaf bags sitting out by the garage all winter, since I wasn't sure who would pick them up/where I could bring them, so I eagerly threw them out at the end of my driveway last night. I woke up around 3:00AM this morning, and while I was trying to fall back asleep, my eyes suddenly popped open as I remembered that the bags would be magically gone when I woke up in the morning. It felt exactly like Christmas morning. Except in reverse. And with rotting leaves.
-- I love the internet; there's a blog community for everything! Including gardening, of course. Two of my favourites are Calendula & Concrete and Fast Grow the Weeds.
People are BBQing outside! I have dirt under my fingernails! It's really and truly, finally spring!
Have you seen folia? It's ravelry for gardeners.
http://www.myfolia.com/
posted by anne at April 17, 2008 12:50 AM
Those radishes sure are photogenic!
posted by Ali at April 17, 2008 10:06 AM
The thought of fresh radishes, still a ways away for me. A few weeks yet before we can enjoy them. For breakfast, why not!
posted by jeff-naturehills at April 17, 2008 01:24 PM
...when I was young, we could hardly wait for Radish Sandwiches...on homemade bread!! and of course lots of real butter....
posted by grama at April 17, 2008 02:37 PM
Have you though of hanging onto the bags of leaves? If they aren't evergreens they break down over a year. You end up with great soil conditioner or you can mix them with compost or use as a mulch. You just need to puncture some holes in the plastic. I'm in the UK but I would think it would work as well in your more extreme climate....just a thought - depends on how much space you have to store them and how many leaves of course.
posted by sheila at April 17, 2008 03:26 PM
I was also tagged by Sue Hepworth. I have a blog, Day to Day Radishes see URL. and your radishes look great.
posted by sally calligan at April 27, 2008 04:04 PM