CSA Harvest - Week #8

Good morning! 

Its lovely and crisp outside this morning and the mountains are just starting to light up. Mmm should be a gorgeous day. Sorry we missed the last couple weeks on the blog... things have been a little busy and I have been sleeping in, oops! I probably need the extra sleep but it makes me wake up in a panic  :). 

The days have been silly and playful lately... hiking, laughing, seeding, harvesting, digging, pruning, and everything else. 

We harvested the garlic last week and it's now hanging in the barn for a month or so to cure. Smells AMAZING.

Yesterday we smushed squash bugs and their ugly eggs on the cucurbit block in Montrose. The winter squash are rocking and the melons are shortly behind, flowering and about to set some fruit. Fingers crossed the we have a looong warm season so the melons have lots of time. 

The greens in the garden loved the early July rain and produced much faster than I had anticipated, hence the heavy green shares over the last couple weeks. They may slow down a bit before the next round is ready... but the hot crops are just about to start so the timing should work out well. 

Tomatoes are beginning to blush in the greenhouses and we've started harvesting cherry tomatoes... just a few but it has begun! The summer squash and zucchini are producing as well and the eggplant and peppers are coming along. The beans and cucumbers are flowering and the tomatillos look amazing. Woo hoo! It's happening. We're a couple weeks behind last season, but I think that's to be expected with the wild weather we've experienced this season. 

Now, if somebody would please tell the squirrels and chipmunks to stop nibbling on carrots and tomatoes! Seriously critters, you're making me crazy. Grrr. 

So... the share this week should look something like this:

Salad Greens or Spinach
Kale or Chard
Carrots
Turnips
Basil
Scallions
Mint
Edible Flowers
Zucchini, Cherry Tomatoes, Padrons or Beaver Dams! (Just a teaser, but there are many more of these to come)

Sourdough Flavor of the Week: Seeded (Sunflower, Oats, Flax, Millet)

CSA Members, please note that next week we are harvesting everybody's share on Wednesday, August 5th, as there will not be a Friday Farmer's Market. Ridgway CSA Shares will be available on Wednesday, August 5th from 2-3 pm in town (location tbd). 

Have a great day!! 

CSA Harvest - Week #5

Good morning. Feeling a little groggy here... I fell asleep last night to the sweet sound of raindrops falling and slept so wonderfully. The ground outside feels soaked and we're gearing up for a beautiful harvest morning!  

My dreams for rain came true on Friday afternoon. We were at the Ridgway Farmer's Market selling veggies and arrived home late in the day to find the garden watered and green as could be. Yes!!! I feel like the plants were all letting out a big 'aaaahhhhh' sigh of relief from the intense sun and heat. The Brussels Sprouts, pictured above, have been looking exceptionally happy with the cooler wet weather. Keep it coming :)


A couple years ago we accidentally did an experiment. We mulched a bed of leeks with leaves... but ran out half way through. Come Fall, the leeks that were mulched were twice as big as those that hadn't been. So... we mulched the leeks recently and it feels good to see them protected with a lovely leaf blanket and hopefully ready to fatten up over the next couple months. And we seeded the next round of salad, spinach, arugula and turnips yesterday. A few more things need to go in before I will feel temporarily caught up.

Exciting news!!! A couple Sungolds are starting to blush and should be ready for snacking in the coming days. Which has me dancing around and it means many many more should start to follow. We're hoping tomato harvests start in the next few weeks! So pumped. 

CSA Harvest - Week #5
Salad Greens
Head Lettuce
Kale of Chard
Arugula or Spinach
Radish or Turnip
Garlic Scapes
Herbs
Rhubarb
Green Coriander?

Sourdough Flavor of the Week: Seeded (Oats, Millet, Sesame and Pumpkin Seed)

Have a great day!! 

July!!!!!

Good morning!

We woke up to gusty wind, dancing trees and a little sprinkling rain this morning. And now the sun is rising over the mountains and lighting up the sky with so many shades of pink, purple and blue. Mmmmm I think it's going to be a good day. 

This week flew by fast! It has been hootttt and this girl is ready for some afternoon clouds and rain to cool things off a bit! Yep. I'm anxious for those heavy Colorado downpours. Come on!

So... we've been sweating, weeding, harvesting, seeding, etc... and one of my best friends, Kelsey Bennett, whom I grew up with in beautiful Ridgway is in town for several weeks. She's amazing and is helping out in the garden a couple days a week! We cranked out some projects on Tuesday... flipped beds, seeded trays of fall greens and did some weeding. It's amazing how much faster projects go with help and good conversation! Thank you Kelsey!! 

Exciting garden bits. The bread poppies just started to bloom and are gorgeous! I got lost in these yesterday when I was supposed to be harvesting. The basil tripled in size this week, zucchini are growing fast, and the tomatoes are all racing to see who can reach the top of the hoophouse first. I cheer them on and like to think they're competing with each other... who's going to win!? Right now Soldacki is in the lead... and blooming like mad to boot.  Mmm Hmm. 

Ok. I should get moving. Details for CSA Harvest - Week # 4 are as follows:

Salad Greens

Arugula

Kale or Chard

Mustard Greens

Bok Choy or Napa Cabbage

Garlic Scapes

Basil! 

Herbs (Oregano, Lemon Balm or Mint)

Have a lovely day!