Sunday, December 11, 2011

Not What I Expected

Today I made what was probably my last trip to the garden for the year. The aim was to harvest the last of the parsnips before the ground freezes much more. There were only a handful left. The few that I had dug up previously were really tasty. They were also surprisingly long and straight considering how much clay there is in the garden’s soil. Not so with today’s harvest! Most of these roots were forked and twisted like crazy. Only one was somewhat straight. A couple had wound around each other and intertwined but I managed to wiggle them apart. Another reminder that if I’m going to grow more root crops next year like I plan to I’m going to have to do some more soil prep.

4 Responses:

Mil said...

Those parsnips actually look pretty, albeit it would be hard to prep. What are you going to do with them??

Shady Character said...

They might go in mixed roasted veggies or with a hunk of animal. Or maybe mashed, that's always good. If neither of those pan out I'll just glue googly eyes on them and make a space alien nativity scene for the mantel.

Mil said...

I actually love roasted parsnips. One of my favorite roasted veggies mix: parsnip, carrot, fennel, and zucchini.

Shady Character said...

I need to remember to grow fennel next year. I planted some this year but it turned out not to be the bulbing kind. Got huge, though.