Oh, Lettuce rejoice! The sun sets another week. Continue to grow. . Thanks @sandiegoseedcompany for some enlightened OutREDgeous & Kwiek Buttercrunch poetry headlining my garden beds & salads this Spring 🤓👍 . #ALittleLightHumor #ItsNotEasyBeingGreens #LettuceRejoice #AllMyLoveInVeins #GetAheadGiveAHead #Lettuce #Buttercrunch #RaisedBedGardening #RaisedGardenBeds #BecauseFUGophers #NorCal #Zone9b #Zone9bGardening #Permaculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CdPE3k5PaD9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

With over a week of sub-freezing mornings, mibuna proving to be the shirtless Newcastle United / Chicago Bears fans of the Zone 9b winter garden ✊ . #WhatCold? #ItsNotEasyBeingGreens #ChillinInTheGarden #MibunaAndChill #Ourbuna #Mibuna #壬生菜 #みぶな #Brassicacampestris #Leaf #葉っぱ #LeafPhotography #AsianGreens #RaisedBedGardening #RaisedGardenBeds #WinterGardening #WinterWonderland #NorCal #Zone9bGardening #Zone9b #Permaculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CZNEacPPu4E/?utm_medium=tumblr

Time to Raise the (Mala)Bar! . First time growing #MalabarSpinach 🥳 Looking forward to trying out new recipes with this perennial producer—if it stays perennial in our whacky growing zone 😬 . Any growing (or cooking) tips appreciated! 🤓👍 . #TheSpinachWithAYuppieCocktailLoungeName #ItsNotEasyBeingGreens #Perennials #BasellaAlba #Spinach #ほうれんそう #Epinards #Seedlings #WindowsillGreenhouse #HeatingMat #WinterGardening #NorCal #Zone9bGardening #Zone9b #Permaculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CMdOgXJBOUx/?igshid=1q51pt4hb7q4g

Fuki comin’ through! . Some leaves already popping up while a main stem gets ready to explode with flowers 🤗 . Fuki flowers before most, & this variety grows leaves 12-18” / 30-45cm wide—though I wish I had the giant fuki with 3’ / 100cm-wide leaves 😮 Stems & leaves are edible 🥳 . Partial shade preferred, & keep out of hot, direct sun. These are on a southish slope but up against a fence so hopefully will survive a California summer here where temps can get over 100°F / 38°C 🥵 . These would be perfect for my shaded north slope but the deer seem to enjoy them more than I 🙄 (Obviously don’t understand the FU in fuki) . #ItsNotEasyBeingGreens #Fuki #蕗 #ふき #Butterbur #PetasitesJaponicus #SuperGroundCover #GroundCover #EdiblesGreens #WinterGardening #NorCal #Zone9bGardening #Zone9b #Permaculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhYGu9gKPd/?igshid=4b2oqgl1krbb

Holy Bolting Tokyo Bekana, Batman! . Looks like that winter heat wave last week pushed the bolt button on most the leafy greens 🤔 . Also, Tokyo Benkana in sunshine is a work of art in itself 😮 . #ItsNotEasyBeingGreens #AvantGarden #RuffledLeavesRuffledFeels #Bolting #TokyoBekana #BrassicaRapaChinensis #白菜 #野菜 #Leaf #Leaves #葉っぱ #Feuilles #LeafPhotography #RaisedGardenBeds #RaisedBedGardening #BecauseFUGophers #WinterGardening #NorCal #Zone9bGardening #Zone9b #Permaculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CLR56axAMGA/?igshid=12n2r5qkinn4c

Dashed out in a break in the rain to harvest some Red Russian kale for my veggieburger lunch. . These have been sitting growing in the terrace bed for a minute so a wee bit on the “robust” side but yummy nevertheless 🤓👍 . Honey, I know, I know I know times are changing. It’s time we all reach out For something new, that means you too. I only want to see you underneath the purple veins 🤘😎 . #PurpleVeinsPurpleVeins #PrinceOfPlants #KaleYeah #ItsNotEasyBeingGreens #RedRussianKale #Kale #ケール #ChouFrise #TerraceGardening #Terrace #Rain #雨 #Pluie #Raindrops #WinterGardening #NorCal #Zone9bGardening #Zone9b #Permaculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CKkYeKKAB_p/?igshid=rlw2s0k9gep1

Growing outside, uncovered in winter is a slooooooow process, but Tokyo Bekana is doing just as well as the Red Russian Kale 👍 . First time growing Tokyo Bekana, & so far no bugs, birds, or brodents nibbling at it. Maybe the near-freezing nights help—will be interesting to compare with spring & summer plantings as well 🤔 . Think I’m going to try row cover over one bed just to see the difference in growth speed—at the current rate this already is my spring planting 🙄 . #GrowBabyGrow #ItsNotEasyBeingGreens #LettuceRejoice #TokyoBekana #BrassicaRapaChinensis #Leaf #葉っぱ #Feuilles #LeafPhotography #RaisedBedGardening #RaisedGardenBed #BecauseFUGophers #WinterGardening #Zone9bGardening #Zone9b #Permaculture https://www.instagram.com/p/CJyi5HQgf96/?igshid=3m1qjr7gej