A wet week of garden work but we powered through the raindrops and got the work done in muddy jeans and heavy boots.
Big news is all the onions and shallots are in! We wait a bit to plant so the seedlings size up. MUCH easier to plant than itty bitty threads.
Scott with his onion planting invention. Little tiny poke holes every 6 inches to set the rows.
This is how we spent the better part of 2 days….2 onions per hole down the line…. 6000 planted. AND we could stand upright when it was all over. Note: Gorgeous garlic in the background!!
Long rows of cabbage, broccoli raab, broccoli and kohlrabi all went out in the garden with a bit more to go. The summer squash and watermelon seeds started in the greenhouse and some basil upgraded too. We are transitioning the hoop house for summer share production with more head lettuces and leafy green mixes going into the ground. A beet trough was planted. Scott works evening on securing our fence lines to prevent wildlife from visiting and snacking! We are secure for now.
SPRING SHARE #2
A Bounty! We are thrilled…Enjoy!
Baby pac choi, chives, turnips with greens, spinach, beta mix (baby beet tops and baby chard mix), tokyo bekina (fluffy chinese cabbage), spinach, mini head lettuces (2 varieties)
Baby Pac choi-This is a juicy mini variety. LOVE in salad to add crunch, grilled it is delicious, also fantastic in broth.
Pac choi on a dewy morning.
Beautiful!
Chives-big bunch, great with eggs or use as you would onions.
Chives ready for the morning harvest.
Turnips!-A HUGE HUGE! bunch with greens attached. We are thrilled with the early harvest They are delicious and perfect too. Sweet as can be. Eat raw-our preference but can be added to stir fry too for a bit of crunch.
Turnips at harvest.
Turnips soaking in the dunk tank after washing.
Turnips washed and bundled-ready for the shares.
Beta mix-A flavorful mix of baby beet tops and baby swiss chard. Delicious in salads raw or a light saute. A favorite.
Spinach-Another great harvest this week and some jumbo donkey ears in the mix.
Huge “donkey ear” spinach leaves….
Spinach triple rinsed and air drying before bagging.
Tokyo Bekina-A crunchy asian green that tastes like fluffy chinese cabbage. Fresh, saute or steamed it is fantastic.
Tokyo Bekina ready to harvest.
Tokyo Bekina gorgeous in the morning sun.
Mini Head lettuces-2 varieties…butter heads and little bibbs. Will make perfect salads and the bibbs can be grilled with flavorful results.
mini butterhead.
mini bibb.
BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK….MORE TURNIPS, LEAF LETTUCE, DIFFERENT KIND OF PAC CHOI, HONEY, ASIAN GREENS MIX AND MORE…..
foxlinecityfarm 
I ate 3 of the turnips as I was putting my share into the frig. Yum Yum
Last week with the Asian greens – I made a bit of curry with white sweet potato & little pork and topped this onto some Asian greens & it was just so yummy. The spice of the greens came through with another layer of goodness.
Thanks for all the wonderful bounty that you grow. Nancy ________________________________
thanks you for your kind words and glad you love the turnips as much as we do…
All so delicious! Thank you!
On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 11:30 AM, foxlinecityfarm wrote:
> foxlinecityfarm posted: “A wet week of garden work but we powered through > the raindrops and got the work done in muddy jeans and heavy boots. Big > news is all the onions and shallots are in! We wait a bit to plant so the > seedlings size up. MUCH easier to plant than itty bitty t” >