Fall Harvest Continues

The weather has been relatively warm and very dry for about the last week. It has cooled off today, so I think the cold weather is here to stay. The last cold snap killed off all of the warm season crops, but the cool season crops are still doing fine. The cauliflower has now grown to harvestable size (see picture below). The lettuce has been growing nicely under the plastic hoop (see pictures below) and I was able to harvest a decent amount about 4 days ago. The late-planted carrots growing under the hoop are nearing harvestable size, so it won’t long before I start harvesting them. The celery was not damaged by the last freeze, due to them being covered by row covers. Overall, the fall garden has been a success, with the exception of the brussels sprouts. The brussels sprouts refuse to form sprouts this year. The variety I am growing this year is Long Island Improved, instead of Jade Cross. I will not be growing Long Island Improved again!! The seed company substituted this variety this year in place of Jade Cross. Oh well, I should have stuck with Jade Cross.