Thursday morning cup of hot tea here as I listen to thunder rumble in the distance. Rain is forecasted for the next 2 days so I will put the garden away and concentrate on some housework and cooking. Thought I would share some more pictures of the gardens. The gooseberries above are swelling now and all the 8 bushes have berries on them now. Yesterday I got all my broccoli and cabbage plants in the boxes. They were the perfect size and ready for their permanent homes in the garden. Planting them right before rain will allow them to acclimate for the next two raiy days and not even wilt. Also got some romaine plants in...
In California, the spring harvest for asparagus has come to a close.
An estimated 3,000 acres of California farmland are currently devoted to growing asparagus. While that might seem like a lot, those numbers are down significantly from the year 2000, when 37,000 acres of asparagus were harvested across the Golden State. As the years progress, that acreage is likely to dwindle even more.
“Once considered the king of vegetables in California agriculture and a seasonal delicacy exported worldwide, asparagus is on the decline here,” writes the Los Angeles Times. Published in May 2024, the article explains that “the industry succumbing to the pressures...