We gardeners are a funny bunch. When Winter is at her peak, we groan about how we are kept away from our favorite activity – digging and getting dirty. And then, when Winter is fading away, even as we look on to Spring, we have a weird sense of nostalgia.
That happened to me today as I did my last or hopefully, penultimate harvest of Swiss Chard, homegrown, organic, pesticide-free, mostly fertilizer-free (some composted manure and organic helpers added) and all that good stuff. Swiss Chard is that quintessential Winter harvest in the West, and I definitely enjoyed growing it this Fall+Winter.
Ah, well, come November, it will be time again to plant a new generation of crop. Till then, bye bye Chard and bye bye Winter!!