Hey Folks!
Well, even though it feels like fall this week, it’s definitely summer. We’ve finished picking peas, spinach and radishes for the summer. These crops really like to have cooler weather or else they get bitter or spicy. Luckily we have started into the green bean harvest and have been able to grow some delicious lettuce at the same time.
The greenhouse is currently full of plants for the fall!! There’s almost not enough room to walk through for everything that’s growing. There’s broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage. We hope to get these into the field by Friday, depending on how the weather goes. Much of our fall crop will make its way to Super Saver and Russ’s Markets.
We raked hay last week, which of course means that it rained on it. Not good for hay, but good for the potatoes – and the rest of the veggies! So far we have been able to keep putting off irrigation. But Ryan’s got that weird twinkle (or twitch) in his eye, so it looks like it’s gonna get hot next week and we are once again getting ready to irrigate.
Peppers and tomatoes are being staked this week. Think about when you grow a tomato or pepper plant at home. You have to put a cage around it so it doesn’t fall over. In the greenhouse, we tie the tomato plants to a trellis. In the field we do something called the stake and weave. We basically put a stake between every other plant and then weave tomato string from stake to stake to make the plants stand up. When we don’t get it done on time, picking becomes a full nightmare!
Sweet corn is tasseling – hopefully there will be limited sweet corn next week. Kohlrabi looks great! Beets are looking beautiful and growing like gangbusters. If you’ve ever wanted to pickle beets, now is the time. Beets are available for pickling – just give Ryan a call!
Your Farmers,
Ryan, Katie, and Crew