A huge week of harvest duties for us as many of the summer crops are in full swing production. Long hours crowling around with the beans and cucumbers and zucchini. The weather was pleasant and we are not complaining as the bounty was plentiful. A massive lettuce harvest this week as we over plant at this time of year expecting loss due to heat. Well, no loss as the temperatures have been cool and the harvest is perfect. Tasty and beautiful. Tomatoes are starting to finally kick in and we are anticipating a wonderful season. We are grateful as last year’s tomato harvest was unremarkable and a disappointment.
Cherry tomato plants have climbed to the top of the 6 foot trellis. AND! loaded with tomatoes.
Enough cherry tomatoes for all shares this week!
The pepper plants are coloring up. We planted a long, long row of little snackers and are excited to see these in the box soon.
Snacking mini pepper plant.
Our favorite Sweet Carmin.
Another long row of green beans went in this week for a late season harvest, lettuce starts were quickly replanted where the jumbo harvest came out and we weeded like maniacs whenever we had a moment. The week flew by and we ran out of time to visit the bees. Top priority for this coming week.
Winter Squash Patch.
Another winter Squash patch.
We are pleased to see little winter squash forming on the vines even though they seem a bit behind. Watermelon too is slow this year due to the cooler temeratures. It’s there but small….so we wait and water.
Watermelon on the vine.
WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE
It is the MONSTER harvest this week and we are in full glorious garden mode…..that overabundance problem is here. Scott had trouble getting everything to fit. It will be a HOLY COW! moment with pick up today. Smile and enjoy it all with us this week.
525 pounds of food out the door today! PHEW…….
The cooler all PACKED! with the harvest. All portioned out and ready for share packing.
SNACK PACK
Lettuce-Huge head of a tall Cos/Romaine variety.
Cucumber Mix-Assorted fresh eating varieties.
Slicer-Long European Beauty.
Zucchini-An assortment. Cut small and tender.
The bean harvest we have been waiting for!
Beans-Beautiful Tricolor mix.
Cherry Tomatoes-1/2 pint assortment.
Scott washing the tomatoes last night.
Tomatoes-A mix of paste and slicers. Perfect for the Salsa mix.
Salsa Mix-Cilantro, onion, garlic, hot jalapeno and no/low heat jalapeno. All bagged together in your share.
Potatoes-Red Norlands. Delicious fried, mashed, steamed or added to soups.
FULL SHARE
Lettuce-2 heads. A summer variety called Tropicana and a juicy deep green butter crunch.
Cucumbers-A container of the fantastic snacker mix and a container of the american pickling.
Slicers-2-3 long European beauties.
Zucchini-An Assortment. Cut small and tender.
Scott harvesting the beets from the hoop house. We had to harvest from the side as the carrots inside are too big to work around. We are using every inch of space available and it is tight.
Beet harvest.
Beets-The best we have ever grown! I LOVE! the hoop house.
Beans-Big bag of a tricolor mix and a smaller bag of those deliciously nutty flat European wonders. Packed separately due to different cooking times.
Just had to add another picture as they are soooo pretty.
Cherry tomatoes-1/2 pint for everyone.
Tomatoes-A nice mix of paste and slicers. Perfect for the salsa mix.
Maeve doing Scott’s hair while he cleans the garlic for the salsa mix.
Salsa Mix-Cilantro, onion, garlic, hot jalapeno and no/low heat jalapeno. All bagged together in your share.
Potatoes-Red Norlands. Delicious fried, mashed, steamed or added to soups.
Eggplant-The last of this crop for awhile as it has taken a break from flowering.
Cruciferous Mix-Broccoli or cauliflower assortment.
Maeve helping with bouquets.
Berrys OR Bouquet- 1/2 pint raspberries or a summer bouquet. Baraboo Group berries next week.
BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-beans, broccoli, refrigerator pickle kits, zucchini, peppers, lettuce, basil, tomatoes, summer onions and more!
Next weeks broccoli harvest.
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