Garden day

It was little bit chilly but not rain today. I reserved a small tiller for our garden since this is the last Saturday I can use for whole day (Farmer's market will start from next weekend). John helped me to till our weedy garden.

Before

After

Nira (garlic chive) is prennial and it comes back every year. We harvest it by cutting about 2 inch from ground and leave their roots (not pull a whole thing), and it will come back again in couple weeks. Good for stir fry, omelet, or pancake.  

Cilantro!! I used to hate this stinky smell. John loves it and planted couple years ago. Pretty easy to grow and makes tons of seeds, and voluntarily comes back every year. I was pinching my nose to harvest and cook, but seems like I'm used to it now.

Garlic. They are not making bulbs yet. I'm not sure, but I might plant them back and let it grow to make bulbs. 

So, I dig cilantro (we got tons of them!) before John tilled them. I gave some for neighbor gardener and planted some in planters/pots on porch. I've heard they don't do well for re-planting, so it might not do well, but who knows. Even after giving-away and planting, I still got this (above) much cilantro left. What should I do?!

Well, there's no choice. I made a dinner using cilantro. 3 different kinds. Fresh spring rolls (cilantro, daikon, carrot, garlic chive, boiled pork fillet), steamed chicken with cilantro sauce, and chickpea soup with cilantro on top (yes it's a same dish from last night. John liked it alot and requested to make it again). Man, we ate like 3-4 bunches of cilantro tonight! (and as you know, we still have 5-6 bushes left)