Gardening in Austin can be a real challenge, but o so rewarding when conditions are right and critters are scarce. Although it's a bit late in the season (mid-April) for root crops to thrive here, I found myself with a lot more beets and carrots than I thought possible for this time of year. But it's time -- no, it's PAST time to plant for summer, so I pulled up everything in the biggest garden bed. The table in the photo is about 60" in diameter, so that should tell you how much of these sweet veggies we have to use up at our house (and there's still another bed to harvest). I don't know why, but home-grown root veggies are soooooo much sweeter than store-bought. Me thinks it's time for a juice fast around here.
(and I'm thinkin' Sippie might have to add some fresh green soup to the menu next winter.)
(and I'm thinkin' Sippie might have to add some fresh green soup to the menu next winter.)
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