Harvest Monday - September 1, 2014

It's the first day of September and I finally get to show off a few of my larger sized tomatoes, the first Black Krims were ready to harvest on Saturday.

Black Krim tomatoes

The cherry tomatoes are rolling in, especially the Sweet Golds.

Sweet Gold cherry tomatoes

The smaller sized Jaune Flamme have been coming in at a steady pace. About a pound of those went into a braise with the last chunk of the giant cauliflower.

Jaune Flamme and Isis Candy tomatoes

There has been no lack of Padron peppers.

Padron peppers and Isis Candy tomatoes

Below is the second harvest of Sonora Anaheim type chile peppers. I roasted them and used them in a Three Sisters stew featuring some blue posole (hominy), green beans, zucchini, sausage, and a somewhat Southwestern blend of seasonings. Dave loved the posole and wanted to put a big M on the leftovers designating them as MINE, as in his, all his, don't touch. Well, that means that I will definitely have to turn some of my flint corn into some posole.

Sonora chile peppers

The glut of eggplant has started, there's lots more where these came from.

Salangana eggplant

Big Tromba d'Albegna squashes should be just perfect for making stuffed zucchini boats. Those will be on the menu later this week.

Tromba d'Albenga zucchini

Romanesco zucchini, one of too many harvests. These are perfect for making Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread. What do you do when a friend brings a loaf of the most delicious chocolate zucchini bread? You give her more zucchini, of course! Thanks Catherine, there's not one crumb left...

Romanesco zucchini

The Di Ciccio broccoli is pushing out wave after wave of side shoots and so far it is evading the attentions of the nasty bad bad Bagrada Bugs.

Di Ciccio broccoli

Other harvests not photographed this week were loads of cutting greens including Arugula, Baby kale, Tokyo Bekana, pac choi, and mizuna. The lone gai lan plant pushed out a few more shoots and somehow I failed to photograph any of my cucumber harvests last week. Oh and I continue to weigh my onions as I use them. I could weigh them all now but I decided that weighing them as I use them will help to document how long they last. So far the Red Candy Apples are holding up quite well, still firm and free of rot. The last of the Superstars went under the knife this week and the Candys feel like they may be getting a little soft so I need to refrigerate those and use them up - just 4 left. I am really going to miss my sweet onions when they are gone.

Here's the harvests for the past week:

Speedy arugula - 1 lb., 11.1 oz.
Golden Gate beans - 3.2 oz.
Musica beans - 3 oz.
Di Ciccio broccoli - 2 lb., 12 oz.
Tokyo Bekana napa cabbage - 14.5 oz.
Garden Oasis cucumbers - 1 lb., 2.7 oz.
Tasty Treat cucumbers - 15.9 oz.
Salangana eggplants - 5 lb., 9.8 oz.
Green Lance gai lan - 3.4 oz.
Baby Portuguese kale - 7 oz.
Ruby Streaks mizuna - 6.7 oz.
Superstar onion - 1 lb., 5.9 oz.
Purple pac choi - 5.2 oz.
Padron peppers - 1 lb., 10.7 oz.
Sonora chile peppers - 12.9 oz.
Black Krim tomatoes - 2 lb., .7 oz.
Isis Candy cherry tomatoes - 1 lb., 13.1 oz.
Jaune Flamme tomatoes - 14.9 oz.
Sweet Gold cherry tomatoes - 5 lb., 14.9 oz.
Romanesco zucchini - 6 lb., 9.7 oz.
Tromba d'Albegna zucchini - 4 lb., 6 oz.

The total harvests for the past week were - 40 lb., 7.3 oz. (18.4 kg.)
Which brings the total harvests for 2014 up to - 571 lb., .4 oz. (259 kg.)

Harvest Monday is hosted by Daphne on her blog Daphne's Dandelions, head on over there to see what other garden bloggers have been harvesting lately.