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A delayed update as we have been hustling in the gardens….

A fantastic week again.  All good news. We row covered alllllll the outside planting and inside too in the hoop houses for 5 nights to protect from frost.  A huge job to get them under cover but worth it.  We lost nothing to the freezing temps and we are grateful.  Always a bit risky putting in the early crops.

Covering up the outside crops….we had to haul tons of rocks to hold the row cover down.

And uncovering all when the danger of frost over.

Hoop houses all tucked in too every night.

We are glad the extreme cold seems to be behind us now and we can carry on with direct planting in the gardens.

The huge job for the week was onion planting.  We start our onions from seed that we start in late February.  We wait and plant a bit later than most to let the seedlings bulk up a little.  MUCH easier to transplant.  Years ago when we use to plant early with itty bitty seedlings Scott said to me “it is like sticking yard down a hole”.  Very funny to me…but a true statement and not easy to do.   So we wait a few weeks and the job is much easier.

4000+ onions went out this past week-Sweet, storage and a few fun early varieties too.

Onion planting….

The focus is to “get the garden in” and hours of transplanting is how we organize our days.

Finishing up a row in the setting sun.

Beans have been seeded in, long rows of kale and kohlrabi out and cucumbers seeded in for later transplants.  We are on a roll and look forward to a productive week ahead getting the last of the big crops in and slowly transition the hoop houses to summer production.

SPRING SHARE #4

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE.

head lettuce, leaf lettuce, turnips, spinach, chives, potted cilantro, arugula, mini pac choi

Head lettuce-A favorite early season variety.  Harvested out of your new hoop house.  Juicy and sweet mini heads.

Lettuce at harvest.

Leaf lettuce-A second and final cutting of the leaf lettuce rows.  Tender and delicious.

Leaf lettuce ready for morning harvest.

Arugula-2nd and final cutting of this leafy crop.  Snappy and has a peppery taste.

Arugula in Hoop 1 ready to harvest.

Spinach-We are blown away with the Spinach this Spring.  HUGE!! juicy sweet leaves and 97 pounds again. Our best Spring Spinach harvest ever.  Enjoy.

1 week’s growth of the spinach.

Chives- A nice sized bundle cut from the row next to the green house.  Delicious with eggs.

Turnips-More of these little springtime gems.  Best raw. Sweet flavor.

Maeve in the turnip top cutting factory.

Potted Cilantro-  Best placed in a sunny window and snip to add to favorite dishes this week.  OR transplant out into a garden or window box.

Maeve took this picture as the Cilantro was growing in the greenhouse.

Green Mini Pac Choi-A little guy to add a bit of crunch to your salads.

FINAL SPRING SHARE THIS WEEK.  NO SHARE NEXT WEEK.  SUMMER SHARE #1 THURSDAY MAY 28!!!!  DETAILS WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS EMAIL NEXT WEEK.