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This crazy weather! After that blasting heat-this oddball cold. We got down to 37 the other night and actually worried about frost!

It’s dry. Irrigation is the daily theme around here and it runs all day in some area of the garden. We are keeping up but we sure hope for some rain. This past May was the 4th driest May on record and we seem to be down almost 4 inches from normal rainfall. With irrigation the garden is strong. Cabbage is heading up and tomatoes growing tall. We are crawling down the rows and securing the vines to the trellis.

The garden loved the heat-except those peas which I have mentioned before. We harvested those ankle high pea vines from our 1st planting….and filled a small bucket. Disappointing. Our 2nd planting looks a bit better but not a good pea year due to the heat and drought.

The onions are sizing up and the 2nd planting of edamame has germinated. Our 1st green bean planting is starting to flower. And we are happy to see zucchini forming. A sure sign of summer arriving.

The garlic scapes are forming and we will cut next week for the CSA Shares.

We replanted Hoop 2 with 2 sections of carrots and 1 of beets. Hoop 1 we replanted with leafy lettuce and another rotation of arugula where the radishes were. The greenhouse has a whole new round of garden delights. Late kohlrabi, more cabbage, lettuces and broccoli. And another round of basil that should hit right when the tomatoes are at their peak.

We are focused on weeding-everyday we make our way down some row with a good audio book. Next week we will hit the potato patch (which looks fantastic!) and through the brussels sprouts and then we will be fully weeded out-for now.

Summer CSA #2

What is in your share-head lettuce, baby kale mix, pac choi, turnips, carrots, pea shoots, pink spinach, radishes, scallions (full only), broccolini (snack only)

Head lettuce-We love this lettuce. Big beautiful leaves and a robust flavor.

Baby Kale Mix-A nice addition to a fresh green salad. Also, delicious slightly wilted in a grain salad with added veggies and feta.

Pac choi-This is the last of the pac choi until Fall. Asian greens do not like to grow in heat. Fresh or in a stir fry they have a great crunch.

Turnips-Best turnip harvest ever! The creamy texture and sweet taste is a early season treat.

Carrots!-The flavor!!!! Spring carrots grown cold and slow are delicious. These seeds were planted in March. Enjoy.

Pink Spinach-The end of spinach until Fall. Remember to chop up the pretty stems in salad or warmed up sides. The stems have the best flavor.

Pea Shoots-Delicious pea flavor. Keep on a bright windowsill, water as needed. Snip and add to your fresh salads, add to sandwiches or as garnish. This is a 1 and done after snipping it does not regrow.

Radishes-A huge radish harvest out of Hoop 1 this week. Big bags of these garden gems for everyone.

Best Guess for next week-Beets, head lettuce, garlic scapes, micro greens, swish chard, kohlrabi, maybe chinese cabbage….and more!