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It’s been a great Spring for us. This mild weather sure helps with getting the early crops in the hoop house and the fields ready. Scott has all the plastic down and irrigation about set. Tomato and pea trellis going up next. We set a new personal record for potato planting. We got all 440 pounds of seed potatoes in the ground 3 weeks earlier than our past personal record. Feels good to get that big job done.

It’s fun for us to be out in the gardens and rolling along. Brussels sprouts all in and we thought 6 month from now we will be harvesting these treats. A rainbow appeared when the planting was done.

A few big deals slowed us up…..those high winds ripped the plastic off hoop 1. Something that has never happened to us. We worried about the rain forecast and VERY grateful that freezing temperatures not forecasted and did a quick hillybilly fix and ordered new plastic and we moved on.

The other big deal is the delay planting the onions due to wet conditions……it drained quickly but we needed to pivot and put it off a week. Probably a good thing as the onions will bulk up a bit more. Scott always says it like “putting yarn in a hole” when we plant onions.

Tomato plants are bulking up and look wonderful and the greenhouse is full of tender seedlings waiting to get out in the garden.

More good news is the hoop houses are way ahead of schedule due to the mild temperatures and the first share of the season launch has “hard goods”. Radishes and turnips arrived early and TONS! of leafy greens. It’s a great start to the gardening season.

WHAT IS IN YOUR SHARE-Big bag of leafy salad mix lettuce, mini head lettuce, turnips!, pea shoots, radishes, mini green pac choi, and spinach.

Leafy green mix-We planted long rows of delicious salad mix. It’s wonderful. A treat after a long winter of store-bought greens. Enjoy!

Mini head lettuce-A favorite head lettuce around here. Very juicy and sweet with a nice crunch.

Turnips!-The highlight of Spring for sure! Best enjoyed raw. Sweet and such a smooth texture. The greens are delicious slightly wilted with garlic and a shake of soy sauce.

Pea Shoots-These greens taste just like fresh snap peas. Place in a sunny window, water as needed and snip and eat as a garnish, added to fresh salads, sandwich toppers or added to warm broth. They are a 1 and done. Once you snip they do not regrow.

Radishes-Garden gumballs! They look just like candy. A perfect snack or added to those delicious salads we will all be eating this week.

Mini Green Pac Choi-Another great addition to fresh salads. Chop to add great crunch and flavor to your dish. Pac Choi is also wonderful pan tossed in garlic and oil. Slightly wilted and served warm. A Maeve favorite.

Spinach-Thick juicy leaves and full of flavor. This is the 1st picking of the Spring planted spinach in hoop 2.

BEST GUESS FOR NEXT WEEK-TURNIPS, HEAD LETTUCE, TOKYO BEKINA, PAC CHOI AND MORE….