The gardens look great! We are not sure life can get any better around here. 2 soaking rains right when we needed them most. The tomato plants have hit our head height on the trellis and are loaded with fruit, the pepper plants are heavy, watermelon and cantaloupe vines have blossoms and the onions are growing plump. We will start digging the garlic next week with fresh garlic around the corner. It is energizing and makes us happy to see our hard work and planning pay off with such wonderful bounty. Summer crops are strong and we are busy removing all the early Spring crops and transitioning those areas to Early Fall and Late Fall harvest crops. A whole new rotation of Fall cabbage will go in and those jumbo kohlrabi that are such a treat at the end of the season run a long row. It’s like planting a whole new garden! The late broccoli and cauliflower are quickly filling in any open rows available. Oh, carrots and beets too…. again. We are trying to find a spot for 1 more rotation of beans with 3 in the fields now. A bit of a scurry but this is the time to do it if we are going to have several big harvests before Fall sets in. Best news ever to report is we are almost on top of our weed management this year. A detail that often gets away from us-not this year!
SUMMER SHARE #6
We are overwhelmed with abundance this week. A good problem to have. A fantastic harvest from the gardens. Grab your forks and enjoy the bounty. 449 pounds from the garden is going home with CSA members.
SNACK PACK
Green beans, cucumber mix, new baby reds, romaine head lettuce, zucchini, carrots, and parsley.
Green Beans-They are here! We planted several rotations of beans this Spring to ensure a steady supply.
Green beans ready to be picked.
Cucumber Medley-We planted several different varieties and a mix is included in the share this week.
Just picked cucumbers.
A great harvest of white cucumbers from the garden.
Potatoes! New Baby Reds…. and we have a bumper harvest that we just started digging. Thank you Uncle Jim for making this possible. Nothing compares to the delicious flavor of a fresh dug potato. Images below of the 1st harvest from the potato patch. Dug on the 4th of July before the fireworks.
Flat Italian Parsley-Of course we had to include this in the share this week. Parsley buttered potatoes. A nice big bunch for everyone.
Parsley in the garden.
Romaine Head Lettuce-Nice big heads. We love romaine in the summer and more to come….
The romaine ready to be cut.
All harvested and ready for the wash tanks.
Zucchini-The plants are growing HUGE! Here comes the summer squash.
Ready to harvest after the morning rain.
Carrots-Finally! We sure had to wait for these snappy guys. Many weeks to come….
Scott pulling carrots from the new carrot trough.
Just pulled carrot.
We wash our carrots in an old wringer washer. It gets the job done quickly.
Full Share
Green beans, cucumber mix, english cucumbers, new baby red potatoes, romaine head lettuce, zucchini, patty pans, carrots and parsley.
Green Beans-A nice big bag to enjoy this week.
Working my way down 1 side of the long bean row.
Scott picking the other.
Scott with his bean bounty.
Cucumber Medley-A mixed bag of these fantastic snackers. Including those delicious white gems.
Portioning out the cucumbers for this week’s share.
Long English Slicing Cucumbers-2 for each full share this week.
English Slicing Cucumbers.
New Baby Red Potatoes-2 pounds in your share this week. 1 of my favorite crops.
All washed up and drying.
Ready to be weighed and bagged for the shares.
Flat leaf Italian Parsley-Big bunch. Parsley buttered potatoes!
Romaine Head Lettuce-The perfect summer lettuce. More to come….
this week’s romaine.
Zucchini-Picked small and tender….
Patty pans-Several cuties picked small.
Carrots-Finally! They are here and they are delicious. Several weeks ahead for us to enjoy.
Fresh from the washing machine.
BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-garlic, zucchini, cucumbers, potatoes, peppers!!! (yes really!), head lettuce, kale (for sure), beans and more….
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