Radishes

So our first big harvest was our radishes. We are probably going to give away more than we eat because I'm the only one in the family that eats them. That's okay. 

The radishes that have a purplish color to them look funny, but are actually good to eat. The skins on them are a little woody, so I'll probably peel them before I eat them, but otherwise, they're just fine. I find it funny that there is such a variance in size, shape and color. I wonder what the variables are that can produce such different looking vegetables from plants that grew from the same seed.

We grew some collard greens by accident. Home Depot must have gotten the tags switched. What we thought were broccoli starts, ended up being collard greens. The two plants look very similar when they're that small. So what's a white boy like me, who's never eaten collard greens in his life, going to do with five plants worth of collard greens? I gave a bunch to our next door neighbor. She cooked them with pork and gave us a dish of it. It was very delicious. I'll be sending some more her way.

Everything else is going very well. I'll get some pictures up soon of the overall garden progress. I got some seed potatoes from David and Sandy this past Tuesday. Unfortunately it rained the rest of  the week and I didn't get a chance to put them in yet. That has to get done tomorrow after work if the weather permits.

Our strawberries are getting eaten by something. I am very tempted to sit out in the garden one night with a flashlight and my .22 and blast whatever it is that keeps on pawing around down there.