Spring Crops

Today I officially ended my spinach harvest. Pulled out the whole plants (Bloomsdale and Maropa) and cut off the remaining leaves, most of which were little tiny pointy guys from the bolting process. Also pulled out the whole cilantro plants - going to seed as well and i'm not trying to harvest coriander. Overall, didn't get a big crop from either - think they just need to be put in the garden earlier than my community garden can turn on the water. But will definitely try to grow Bloomsdale next year (pot on porch?) since the it has such a rich, delicious flavor.

The cilantro is in a vase of water by the window - hopefully that will keep it fresh until we use it all. We made a Tasty breakfast of huevos rancheros this morning with the spinach and a bit of the cilantro.

Somehow, miraculously, the lettuce in the garden is still growing like gangbusters! It is in the 90s outside, and we are still harvesting. Most of it is under the romanesco brocolli, whose leaves have reached a 3 foot radius (no, I'm not exaggerating). Even the lettuce in the sun though is still going. Looking at the package, the variety in full sun is Grand Rapids which is described as "slower to bolt than other loose-leaf varieties". Nate likes this varierty, but i'm not so crazy about its taste - kind of tastes like dirt to me! Not sure I'll grow it again, but fun to be harvesting lettuce well into July.