We harvested so much stuff from the RSFP orto during the past few weeks that we used any outside lettuces. It was so satisfying. And it was all crisp, earthy and made me happy to be on salad. This was the harvest for Mona’s celebration on the roof.
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The garden looking good midwinter
The AAR RSFP garden is really starting to look good. We’ve got kale growing, some beets, lots of green garlic, chard and chicory. Make sure to see Andrea and Miles doing work below. He makes it look so good.
Working in the Garden
The RSFP’s garden at the AAR is a constant source of controversy. Luckily, as interns, we just work in it and don’t have to deal with any of the ridiculous, annoying politics that stipulate importance of appearance over practicality and purpose.
On Wednesday we typically work in the garden weeding, seeding, planting, harvesting peppers and lettuce, transplanting or picking fruit. This week was particularly exciting because our beets grew enough so that we could thin and move them so that they can grow even more into big yummy beets in the soil.
We also were finally able to plant starts for Venezia and Oak Leaf lettuce that we had seeded about a month ago. Lots of lettuce to come.
Aesthetically, they aren’t beautiful but they look very professional and they serve an incredibly important purpose in the health of our lettuce and starters. I’m talking about he tarps. And the best part about them, you can’t even see them from outside the garden because the hedge blocks them from view. So who really cares? We’ll all just have to learn to love them. They come with the lettuce.
And, of course, Andrea showed us how to pick Quince like a boss.