Harvest Monday May 12, 2025

It’s time for Harvest Monday, where gardeners from all over celebrate all things harvest related. The asparagus slowed down a bit last week, but we’re still getting plenty of it to keep us supplied. We’ve harvested nine pounds of it so far, about on par with last year’s haul. The spears are trending smaller too but still quite tender and tasty.

daily asparagus harvest

Needless to say, asparagus is on the menu often! Asparagus Mimosa is one of our favorite treatments, and makes for a light but filling lunch when served with some of my focaccia bread. We also roast it for a side dish quite often, tossed with olive oil and topped with a bit of grated Parmesan cheese.

Asparagus Mimosa

roasted asparagus

The lettuce is hanging in there too, and I cut a big head of Grazion last week for our salads. I am surprised how mild tasting the leaves are, given the sometimes hot temps in the greenhouse this time of year.

Grazion lettuce

I also cut baby greens from our container plants of Green Curls Kale and Miz America mizuna. Both made good additions to salads. Miz America is spicy on its own but adds flavor wherever you use it.

baby kale and purple mizuna

Our salads are never really the same twice. We use what we have available, and often use nuts and cheese for the protein source. Dried and fresh fruit also go on top, and I always make a homemade vinegar and oil dressing.

main dish salad

We’ve had a lot of rain here the last couple of months, historic levels in fact. Thankfully we’ve had no severe weather. But last week we had a thunderstorm that dumped 2 inches of rain in a short period of time, accompanied by half-inch sized hail. The hail did a number on things growing and blooming outside, including my wife’s beloved irises. The tender leaves of the container eggplants took a beating as well. They should recover, but I’m guessing it set them back a bit. It’s hard to do photosynthesis if half the leaves are missing!

eggplant leaves with hail damage

In non harvest news, our baby bluebirds have fledged, and I sometimes see them flying around or at the feeders. This one had its back to the camera, but there’s no mistaking the speckled feathers of the babies.

young bluebird

Harvest Monday is a day to show off your harvests, how you are saving your harvest, or how you are using your harvest. If you have a harvest you want to share, add your name and blog link to Mr Linky below. And please check out what everyone is harvesting!