Last Monday, I went shopping in the the garden for "a salad". About all that is left growing out there are some frost-bitten tomato plants still ripening a little fruit, some potatoes (which need to be dug), and our Spring cabbages. These are the cute little guys I found, each no bigger than a softball, but just as tasty as the bigger members of the family.
How we got these?? When we harvested the bigger cabbages in June, we cut the head off just below the last row leaves curled around the bottom of the head, leaving the stub of the stem still in the ground and little buds exposed in the axels of the remaining leaves.
These "Babies" came from those buds and extended our cabbage crop to fall. Each one is just right for a bowl of cole slaw serving 3-4 people. Great blessing, I say!
The trees are changing their clothes this fall afternoon. Falling leaves create a serene feeling.
4 comments:
I like your tiny little cabbage heads and I still think it's crazy that there's like 5 on each plant. Very cute.
Had lots of fun this weekend mom! I am watching HSM as we speak (the frist one) and I'm totally singing along!
I love the technique of cutting and letting the rest grow! So smart. I do it with lettuce but didn't know you could do it with cabbage.
Love,
Cindy
Actually, cutting off the big cabbage heads was one of those accidental things that turns out really well. Didn't know what would happen when I did it the first year, but I sure like the results!!
Thanks for reading my blog, kiddos.
Love ya all. Grannie Annie
Annie, I love your blog! What fun to keep up with you here! I love your cute little cabbages! I noticed in one photo you have equally cute cantaloupes!
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