FARM GIRL'S CORNER - The Boules of Bashan

Hi! Farm Girl here with a few slack moments in which to give you all an update on the progress of our Boule D'or (yellow) turnips as they wend their inexorable way toward our cooking pots.

GETTING A TAD CHILLY FOR THIS LOOK

And here are our little jaundiced prizes as they appear in their 7th update photo, at the conclusion of their 6th full week of growth. They were sown on August 17th.

THICK, LUSCIOUS YELLOW TURNIP GREENS

You can see how densely packed the leaves are, so much so that we will be trying a pot full of yellow turnip greens tomorrow. While we don't really expect a noticeable difference in flavor from the greens of the ordinary white turnip it certainly is worth a try.

Not doing so well are the leaves of the Brussels sprouts in the foreground (flea beetles suspected). These received a good dose of pyrethrine which we expect will sort the situation out in short order.

And of course the weekly report would not be complete without a few words on every one's favorite fatty, Mr. Big, our own prized rutabaga.

EXPANDING LIKE THE NATIONAL DEBT, MR. BIG

Mr. Big is now a full 19" in circumference, putting his diameter at a stately 6" or so. Normally you don't want rutabagas getting any larger than this as they begin to get woody and tough beyond this point. But, since we want to see just how large this fellow will get before the first frost we intend to let him keep growing.

Also, the woody portions may always be cut out, and if the weather conditions are optimal - and they have been - even a large rutabaga may remain tender throughout. 

That about wraps up the boule and 'baga report for this week, as always thanks for visiting us here at Farm Girl's Corner!

Today's Farm Girl Model, Jamie Eason

Photographer, Johnny Crosslin

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