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Another happy week in the gardens. If you asked me what I did all week I would have to say “pick peas and water stuff”….Hours were spent in the pea patch and we have an amazing harvest this year of sugar snap, snow and shelling peas.  Scott’s daughter Amy crawled down the pea rows one day to help with a huge harvest and I am grateful for the help and companionship.  Watering the hoop house and greenhouse was a constant this week too with all the heat, sunshine and wind.   We also focused on weeding and bed preparations for mid season crops.  The greenhouse is filling up again with little transplants for the 2nd wave of plantings and we have even started some Fall transplants that have a longer growing time.

Space opening up in the garden for mid season crops.

We are officially “descaped” in the garlic patch.  FINALLY!  Scott and I made our way down the rows and cut the tops off all those gorgeous garlic plants.  Fresh garlic is around the corner!  This looks to be the best crop we have ever grown and we are looking forward to the first harvest.

Scott in the garlic patch.

Cutting the low garlic scapes.

Our crops look strong and healthy and about 2 weeks earlier if not more than last year which is a huge surprise given the late frost and cool temperatures this Spring.  The tomato plants grew 10-12 inches this week and are loaded with blossoms and baby tomatoes are forming.

Beans in our near future….FINALLY!

Here is a surprise in the garden….

Itty Bitty cucumbers….

And another early bird wonder….  What is going on!

The only crops that are taking their own sweet time are the beets and carrots.  These 2 both seem to have a mind of their own and hanging out some before they are ready to harvest.  They both look strong and several harvests are in the future but we wait and check on them daily.

SUMMER SHARE #4

324 pounds of garden delights are going home tonight.

A great harvest this week.  And Scott is always thrilled when we start morphing into the “hard goods” of the garden produce.  Enjoy your dinner this week.

Another reminder…..we need those totes back!  Dig around at home and in your car and please get them back to us.  150 green ones are out there floating around somewhere….

SNACK PACK

mini cabbage head, chinese cabbage, head lettuce, kohlrabi, radish medley, snow peas, sugar snap peas, tokyo bekana (lime green asian green), garlic scapes

Mini cabbage head-We planted tons of these little guys.  We love the size.  Perfect for a few salads, or added to stir fry.

Mini Cabbage heads ready to harvest.

Chinese Cabbage-Delicious mini heads of sweet greens.  LONG storage life in the refrigerator.

Chinese Cabbage soaking in wash tank #1.

Head Lettuce-A sweet summer crunch called Muir.

Muir Head lettuce at harvest.

Kohlrabi-A snappy head for added crunch in the salads. Peel the outer skin and eat the crunchy and flavorful inside.

An early kohlrabi called winner.

Radish Medley-We try to squeeze in a late Spring/Early Summer radish harvest before it gets too hot.  A combination of pretty reds and pinks.

Radishes at harvest.

Snow Peas-A treat. Those flat little beauties.  Eat them raw added to salads or lightly stir fry.

Sugar Snap Peas-Eat pods and all.

Loaded Sugar Snap vines.

This is how I spent my WHOLE week!  Pea Picking.

Tokyo Bekana-A delicious lime green asian green.  Fresh or sauteed.

Tokyo Bekana ready to be picked.

Garlic Scapes-A nice big bundle.  Enough for a batch of garlic scape pesto.

Garlic scapes bundled and ready for the shares.

FULL SHARE

Mini cabbage, chinese cabbage, head lettuce, kohlrabi, radish medley, shelling peas, sugar snap peas, tokyo bekina, garlic scapes and zucchini!

Mini cabbage head-a sweet little guy to add to salads and stir fry this week.

Chinese Cabbage-a medium head in the shares this week.  Fresh or sauteed.  VERY long storage life.

Chinese Cabbage drying after their double dunk in the wash tanks.

Head Lettuce-This summer crunch variety is called Muir.  A sweet summer head lettuce.

Double rinsed and ready to be bagged for the shares.

Kohlrabi-2 heads for snacking this week.

Radish Medley-The last radish harvest until Fall.  A combination of pretty pinks and reds.

Radish harvest.  A thick radish patch nestled in between the zucchini rows before the plants grow too big.

Radishes drying in the sunshine.

Shelling Peas-A huge box of these sweet gems.  The 1st picking of the season.

1st shelling peas of the season.

Sugar Snap Peas-Eat pods and all.

Just picked Sugar Snap Peas.

Scott making his way down the pea rows….

Tokyo Bekana-Tasty lime green asian green for salads or stir fry.

Harvesting the Tokyo Bekana first thing in the morning before the heat sets in.

Garlic Scapes-A HUGE! bunch enough for a batch of pesto and then some….

Zucchini-Early Birds!  We just started picking 2 days ago.  We pick them daily small and tender.

Here they come….

Zucchini washed and ready for the Full Shares.

Busy bees in the zucchini patch.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-zucchini, head lettuce, broccoli, beets (full only) kale,  flat leaf parsley, cabbage and more.

Belated Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads in our CSA Family.  We take this picture every year in the same spot on Father’s Day.