Good morning, and sometimes you catch a break. Welcome to Saturday Morning Garden Blogging.
Here in Denver, we ended July and started August hot — last Sunday the official high was 99° at the airport, and we were over 100° here in the city. Monday was still in the 90s, but another batch of thunderstorms rolled in — so by Tuesday, highs went down into the mid-80s, where they've stayed for the rest of the week.
Even better, the thunderstorms cooled the air earlier at night; we'd had a few nights where the temperatures stayed in the upper 70s until well after midnight, which makes it difficult to sleep when, like us, you don't have central air. Overnight lows have been staying in the 60s, so the tomatoes are still happy.
It looks like the respite from the heat will be brief: over the weekend the forecast calls for going back into the 90s.
But the angle of the sun is changing, and summer is starting wind down. By late August I'll be feeling the cool down when I go to work in the morning — I may even need a jacket by the end of the month. Or not.
And now a study in white, light and shadow.
Not really a lot to report, except that yes, indeed, Kossack kohlrabi performs as advertised. Amazingly, I picked two kohlrabis this week that were a good 5 inches in diameter, and the taste and texture were amazingly good.
The Mister had been urging me to pick the kohlrabi for two or three weeks because they were going to get too big and become woody — but whatever they did in hybridizing Kossack worked. I still have more that are still growing, so I'm going to see how big they'll get. The seed packet says up to 8" to 10" in diameter — as big as a cantaloupe!
However, I've also discovered that brassicas do not do well in the front yard. I think it's because they don't get enough water out there. Live and learn; it was worth a try.
In any event, since I now have an abundant source of kohlrabi, I can sacrifice some from slicing and eating (Younger Son and I love to snack on raw kohlrabi) and try some other adventures. I think julienned kohlrabi would make a great replacement for shredded cabbage in coleslaw. Or maybe kohlrabi slices would be good grilled.
Oooh, all sorts of things to try. I'll have to plant more next year!
That's what's happening here. What's going on in you garden?