CSA Harvest - Week 5

Hello CSA Members, 

The shares look especially beautiful this week and include the following produce:

Salad Greens

Bok Choy

Turnips

Kale, Chard or Collard Greens

Snap Peas and/or Snow Peas

Basil

Kohlrabi

Cucumber

Endive

Arugula 

Edible Flowers

Enjoy!

Rain drops

I have really been enjoying the afternoon cloud cover and with it, the cooler temperatures and humidity. We received a little more rain on Sunday evening but I am anxious for a BIG downpour... the suspense is building.

In the meantime, I thought I should let you know the cherry tomatoes are starting to change color!! Hopefully we will be harvesting these jewels to share with the CSA in the coming weeks.

Have a beautiful day! 

CSA Harvest - Week 4

Hello Everyone, 

I hope you are having a lovely week. Can you believe it is already July? Time is flying by so make sure to savor the sweet Summer while it is here.  

This week's CSA Harvest is complete and the share will include the following fresh produce:



Salad Greens
Head Lettuce
Asian Cabbage or Bok Choy
Snap Peas
Basil
Kale, Chard or Collard Greens
Turnips or Radishes
Rhubarb
Green Garlic
Herbs (Mint, Parsley or Sage) 

I look forward to seeing everybody this afternoon! 

Summertime

Oh Summer, how I love you! The long days and warm hot temperatures are amazing. I am happy to report the skies blessed us with a little rain last night, enough to keep the ground damp this morning. The pollen and dirt were rinsed off of the hoophouse covers and there is dew everywhere. Mmm. Love it! The veggies love it too, everything looked a little happier this morning. 

The cherry tomatoes are growing like wild and are going to be touching the ceiling of the greenhouse in no time. Hopefully these beauties will be ripening in the coming weeks. 

The early planting of heirloom slicers are setting fruit nicely. Pictured below are two varieties, a lovely Pineapple and a cluster of Soldacki. 

The tomatoes in the second hoophouse are growing like weeds and in need of a good pruning, which is scheduled for tomorrow morning. 

The eggplants are just starting to form flowers but not quite blooming yet. 

And the peppers (sweet and hot) are all setting fruit. Here are a couple pimentos. Psst, the jalapenos are getting close!

Over the weekend we seeded salad greens, beets and arugula and transplanted cauliflower, kohlrabi, kale, mustards greens, chard etc. Today the cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts and scallions are going in the ground... then the big planting push is complete!!! Woot woot!

OK, I'm off to enjoy this beautiful morning. Best time of the day :) 

CSA Harvest - Week 3

Wow, it has been a very productive and fast week here. We finished constructing the game fence! Fence building is hard work (my Dad is awesome and did most of this hard work) but it is complete and looks fabulous, and most importantly it means deer will not be stopping by the Early Bird Gardens salad bar anytime soon. Wahoo!

Yesterday I transplanted the paste tomatoes, ground cherries, tomatillos, green chilis and eggplant in the field and seeded more cucumbers. Woo wee, it was a long windy day but it felt great to get everything in the ground. Grow veggies grow! 

This week's CSA Share will include the following:   

Salad Greens

Head Lettuce

Kale or Chard

Bok Choy or Asian Cabbage

Snap Peas

Radishes or Turnips

Green Garlic

Basil

Endive

I look forward to seeing everybody tomorrow afternoon, please remember to bring your bag(s). 

CSA Harvest - Week 2

Hello Everyone, 

The CSA Share for Wednesday, June 19th will include the following:

Salad Greens
Spinach
Radishes
Green Garlic
Choice of: Kale or Chard
Choice of: Mustard Greens or                         Bok Choy
Head Lettuce
Basil

The CSA pick up today will be at the same location between 4:30 and 6:00 pm. Remember to bring your bag(s)! I will have a teaser basket of sweet snap peas to snack on during pick-up. 

See you then, Enjoy! 

Blooming

The snap peas are blooming, keep your finger crossed for a bountiful pea harvest soon!

I pruned and trellised the early planting of tomatoes Thursday morning and guess what I found, the Black Krims and Green Zebras are setting fruit as well as the cherry tomato varieties. Mmm, it is only a matter of time.

The sweet peppers are flowering like crazy and setting fruit as well...

And the edible flowers are starting to bloom. Pansies and nasturtiums, yum! Psst, sometimes I think about just growing flowers.

Yesterday afternoon I seeded beans and transplanted the winter squash! In the coming days we will be transplanting the melons, zucchini, green chiles and ground cherries into the field. And if there's space (and time) I may experiment with a small corn patch.

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Dad's out there!