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What a Surprise!

From teaisfun — Blog by Quinn Losselyong

February 20, 2009

Just like every fall we let our carrots and beets take care of themselves underneath the soil and it seems to work out very well. This year I was thinking it was going to be different because of all the Holiday snow we received and particularly how long it stuck around. In my head I was thinking that the beets and carrots were goners just like the kale and chard were. Well, it’s a few months later now and the sun is shining bright and I start thinking about what to plant in my garden, so I wander back there and start imagining a garden full of carrots, beets, corn, peas, tomatoes, onions, eggplant and plenty of herbs. While I am imagining this wonderful bounty, I see an orange spot in the garden and start wondering if in fact the carrots had survived the great snow storm of December 08. They did, and they are delicious and sweet. Lucky me. So if you haven’t checked your garden since last November and you planted some beets and carrots last year, you might just want to wander back there and see if you have an early, early spring surprise.

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1. by Kim on Mar 3, 2009 at 2:55 PM PST

I forgot to tell you how much I liked hearing about your carrots, Quinn. It gave me hope for spring!

A friend and I want to come in for a cup of tea -- do you serve it that way? We’ll definitely be looking to take some dried tea home too.

2. by teaisfun on Mar 3, 2009 at 4:07 PM PST

Hi Kim.

We currently don’t offer tea to stay, but you can get a 12 ounce cup to go. You can most definitely get loose leaf tea though. We now have about 45 to choose from. I look forward to meeting you. The carrots gave me hope for spring as well.

3. by Carrie Floyd on Mar 4, 2009 at 11:36 AM PST

I’m feeling very jealous about your carrots, they look, shall we say, good enough to eat?!

Re. tea: Did you once ask me what is my favorite kind of Earl Grey? It’s Earl Grey Copenhagen, which I’ve been ordering by the pound from Tea Cup in Seattle (for over 15 years). What kind do you like?

4. by teaisfun on Mar 4, 2009 at 4:52 PM PST

I have not had the Tea Cup’s Earl Grey, but I will give it a try next time I travel up to Seattle. I like our Earl Grey the best, but I might be a bit biased. I’ really loving green teas that taste of spring right now. It gets me in the mood for gardening, so I can plant more of those delicious carrots.

5. by Laura Parisi on Mar 28, 2009 at 5:39 PM PDT

When did you plant them -- in November? October? I’m totally going to try that this year.

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