A week away from winter and this is today’s harvest.
Myer lemons
Imperial mandarins
Western Red papaya
Bell pepper
Cherry tomato
Navalina orange
Don’t I love it when it all comes together and I can enjoy the fruits of my labour? There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction is there?
Mick
Good on ya mate!
Thanks Mike…This old Aussie farm boy still remembers a thing or two from the old days.
Does anyone else have harvest pics to share??
Mick
This is the best I can do as it has been quite cold and rainy, morels from the backyard, close to 2 lbs. My first real harvest of berries will start in about 2 weeks.
Mike, that’s an interesting harvest. I have never seen that sort of what I imagine are a type of fungus. They have quite an interesting shape and look quite unappetising in their raw state. But I imagine that they must be quite tasty otherwise people would not bother harvesting them.
I will be really interested to see your berries as where I live is too hot to bother with them. Instead the climate is great for citrus and other sub tropical and tropical fruit. With the development of low chill stone fruit we can now grow some of these. I wish I could grow cherries and apricots in particular.
Mick
Lets face it, they kinda look like brains.
They’re actually very highly prized by chefs for their flavor and because they are quite difficult to mass produce. They were good, but then what isn’t good fried up in butter and onions-right?
I knew that there would be a good reason why you grew them 
from Down Under
Mick
That brings back some childhood memories picking morel mushrooms with my family in Terra Haute, IN and just another thing I miss about the North. One of the best things deep fried.
Morel mushrooms are considered a great delicacy, and sell for anywhere from $25-50/lb!
Today’s harvest in the middle of our winter.
Myer Lemons, eggplant, emperor mandarins, bell peppers, Washington navels
OMG I am sooooooo envious. I like the cold but really the only reason I would have for moving to somewhere tropical or subtropical would be to grow my own mango, papaya, mangosteen, rambutan etc. in my own garden. Great job! !!
Anthony
Thanks Anthony. Things have really slowed down in the garden since the weather turned chilly. Still I am harvesting Washington navel oranges, spinach, lettuce and the occasional tomato and still have crops in the ground which will be harvested over the next month or two.
Come summer growing most things except for the hardy plants will be out of the question. I just can’t imagine living in somewhere I can’t keep warm…
Mick
Lovely harvest, Richmond. I have tried to grow the black tomatoes previously without success. The best for this climate seems to be a variety called Tropic.
Mick
Pulled the Candy onions - almost all between 1 1/2 - 2#
Harvested blueberries, Sun Sugar cherry Tomatoes, raspberries and Japanese cucumber to bring to a bbq party.
Candy onions are amazing. Nothing else even tries to do well here.
THey keep pretty well, too
