Would you look at this gorgeous landscape? And it’s edible. Talk about win-win—why Mandy has this concept hands down!
Isn’t this Bok choy beautiful? She’s decided to harvest it ahead of the frost, though shouldn’t worry too much about the cold as this plant thrives in cooler weather. But gazing upon these decadent leaves, can you blame her? I mean, haul this batch into the kitchen, break out the oil and garlic and grab your saute pan—we’re having Bok choy for dinner!
YUM. And so fun. I mean, how cool is it to walk out your front door and clip a few leaves for the family meal? So fun, I moved my lettuce bed clear up to the house because it’s much easier to stroll outside the patio door and grab lunch than it is to make the trek down to the garden. Especially in this frigid weather we’re having.
I know—call me a lightweight, but one of the keys to successful gardening is planting a garden “you can live by.”
Garden to live by?
Oh, yes. A “garden to live by” is one you’ll incorporate into your daily life. If planting food just outside my door as opposed to clear out in the pasture will encourage me to eat more salads then by God, I’m planting a landscape of lettuce around the house! Spinach, too. 🙂 We do want to be healthy, don’t we? After all, we have New Year’s resolutions to keep! And I for one plan to honor mine for as long as I can so my new motto is: easy access = healthy living.
Next on the menu for Mandy will be red cabbage. It too, loves the cooler temps so watch for its harvest within a month’s time.
And don’t forget about her carrots, beets and radish (shown above between the raised planter and walkway)! She’s already dug into the radish and chomping at the bit for her carrots and beets to mature so stay tuned (we’re hunting wabbits).
Hmmm… In the meanwhile, what can she do to pass the time? Why, plant more edible landscape, of course!
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