Turnips can stay in the ground even through a frost and not be damaged. Some people think they taste better after a freeze. Today we picked 1.3 KG of turnips that the Farmer and the New Farmer will be sharing.
There are not that many plants in the garden still. The weather was strange with really warm temperatures and no frost till late November. That might be good for tomatoes but not so good for my winter crops.
Now we are dropping down into the 20's and even teens overnight and things like broccoli that normal like cold weather are looking a little rough. This is usually the best time to grow theses kinds of crops in the South because in the spring it gets too warm to quickly and cabbage moth is a real problem. On the other hands the collards look robust.
This picture of red tomatoes was taken today. These are nearly 2KG of tomatoes that have ripened from the green tomatoes we had brought in to place under the light. Now that is great to have fresh tomatoes in December.1.726KG to add brings the total to 226.412KG
I had made a calculation error last post and this new amount is 498 LBS so the New Farmer will be disappointed we did not pass her goal of 500lbs; we will soon.
What did we need one more turnip to make the 500 mark, oh well next time. Those turnips will taste good tonight. yeah
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