Radish & Potato Salad

Potato & Radish Salad

Ingredients

• 2 kg waxy new potatoes. Cut in half.
• 5-6 radishes cut thinly
• 2-3 spring onions diced
• 1 handful mustard cress

For the Dressing

• 2 tbsp horseradish minced
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tbsp mayo

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook potatoes till tender.
2. Mix dressing ingredients and Radishes in a large bowl.
3. Add potatoes and mix well.

Enjoy!



June Harvest

 

It’s mid-June and the first harvest is on its way. The radishes have been plucked and eaten. Now it’s the salads turn. The kopfsalat has come in fast and green. It screams, “eat me”! A lot of people when harvesting salad would simply pull the whole plant or cut the head off. Though this is ok there are ways to prolong the plant so you can enjoy its riches longer. If you have a few heads of salad like I do you can go to each plant and pick off a few of the outer leafs. By doing this to all the plants you get enough to make your salad and the plants continue to grow. Now you obviously can only do this for so long before you need to just take the whole plant but it’s a good tip to prolong that harvest.

June is also a good time to start some new plants. I have planted more Radishes, salad, fenschel, corn, green beans and because the spinach went to seed quick this season I have planted more spinach. The other plants in the garden are coming along well. The peas and broad beans are blooming. The melon is also blooming and fruit should start to appear soon. The cucumber and zucchini is off to a slow start but with a lot of love it is growing as well. The assortment of cabbages are growing to huge sizes and kohlrabi has been harvested and more planted. On expereient is not going very well, eggplant. The plants have kind of just stopped growing and are not doing much of anything. On the other hand, the tomatoes and peppers are producing big fruits.
Every time I get out to the garden there is something new happening. It’s always fun and I can’t wait to see what has happened the next time I get out there. Another quick tip for you: neighbors! If you are like me and are in a community garden, it is important and a must to make sure you know your neighbors and trust them. I am extremely luck to have 2 of the best! Aaron and Bianca are not only good company to have a conversation with but you can trust them to look after everything when you are not there and vise versa. They too have a great blog documenting their journey. They have some great recipes to try out, (German language). Remember if you want to check out pictures just check them out here. 

In The Beginning

 

When I started this garden project back in May I knew it would entail a lot of work but I had no idea just how much. I am now a month into it and I can say it has been one of the most labor intensive projects I have done in a long time. It has also shown my age and though I am just pushing 30, I am not 20 anymore. The back gets sore quicker, the legs and knees are weaker, and lets be honest the beer belly I have doesn’t help. In fact that was one of the reason I wanted to do this whole project. Not only to garden but to change the way I lived my life. A month in and I have not only been able to keep up with all the weed pulling but I have lost 5 kilos. My soda intake is now non existent and my vegetable and fruit intake is higher.
This blog is not just about what I am growing in the field but how I am growing. It is going to be a long process but one I am very much looking forward to. I will of course be sharing my garden experiences and even some recipes along the way but more importantly it is a journal for this journey I am now taking.
A month in and most if not all of the plants have at least sprouted. The radishes have just about finished their lifespan while others such as the herbs, carrots, beans, onions and more are just getting started. It is extremely rewarding each time I go out there. With every weed I pull, every drop of water I give, and every vegetable I harvest it feels as if I have really “made” my food.
I hope you will take this ride with me and read along as well as send feedback. I am not out to change anyones mind on this way of living or to even garden but I do hope by reading along with my journey it inspires you to do something different with your life.