Cardiff Garden Blog

I always look for new things to plant. Things I haven't grown before or sometimes even haven't eaten before. I can't honestly say that a turnip hasn't found its way somewhere in a meal I've once had but I can't remember knowingly eating a turnip.  I guess that's why I decided to plant them as well as the fact that they are a good winter crop that can grow easily. So I am looking for recipes to find a way to utilize this new garden prize. I have a bunch more growing as you can see in the background of the above photo.

Finally getting to reap the rewards of my watermelon growing. This was the first of a few good watermelons that I had grow this year. There wasn't a whole lot of meat on the fruit in the middle but was really tasty. Shared with friends while watching football.  Also got to give away a few to friends so that they may enjoy them as well. Encouragement for next year to try again with more success.

 So this is my first time growing Turnips. I try to plant something new every season that I haven't grown before or even sometimes I haven't even ate before. I'm sure turnips were somewhere in my diet at some point in my life but I don't remember them. Hopefully having fresh grown turnips will inspire me to use them in my diet somehow. I will say I'm rather excited with the speed in which they grow. I feel like I've only planted these from seed just a few weeks ago.  Excited to see how they taste and look. Will update more soon.