Good morning!
Winter arrived this week and we're buzzing on snow. So much snow!
The greens are looking happy in the hoophouses, and probably excited for the sunshine and warm up coming today.
We spent the weekend putting beds to rest and mulching most everything with a thick layer of leaves. And we shelled more beans, below is a picture of some beautiful cranberry beans. Whoop!
Off to pack up veggies for today's CSA deliveries. Have such a lovely day!
Week #6 - CSA Share Details:
Salad Greens
Spinach
Bok Choy
Cabbage
Parsley
Turnips
Winter Radishes
Potatoes
Leeks
Hello Everyone,
I hope you have been enjoying the perfect Fall weather as much as we have! Wow, the last few days have been absolutely gorgeous but a different kind of beauty is in the forecast. It looks like clouds, wind, snow and cold cold temps are a comin'. So we're cleaning up, clearing beds, harvesting hard and prepping the garden as much as possible.
Several hard frosts happened this week and had the kale looking a little icy. And we saw the first snowflakes of the season in the garden on Thursday morning, along with very thick fog most of the day.
It is time to think about planting garlic but the soil is wet up here so that project is currently on hold. Patience... patience.
The greens growing in the hoophouses are looking good!
Ok, off to prep for harvest. Have a wonderful day!
Fall CSA Week #4 Share:
Salad Greens
Spinach
Braising Mix
Carrots
Beets
Winter Radish (Daikon, Watermelon or Green Meat)
Potatoes
Onions or Leeks
Garlic
Herbs (Cilantro or Lemon Thyme)
Brrrr! The thermometer reads 25 degrees this morning. Frosty.
I knew it was going to be chilly last night, but didn't realize it would be this cold. Ouch! I am curious, err anxious, to see how the garden looks once the sun comes up and things thaw out. Hmm...
Here's a shot of one of the hoophouses with greens growing, kale and the last seeding of salad greens and spinach. This is from 10 days ago and things are growing pretty quick at the moment.
I completed the CSA Harvest yesterday and here are the details:
Salad Greens
Kale
Bok Choy
Cilantro
Watermelon Radish
Turnips
Onions
Garlic
Winter Squash
Have a beautiful day!
Hello Everyone,
Today marks the first harvest for the Fall/Winter CSA Season! I am very excited for the farm to start slowing down (this Friday is the final Ridgway Farmer's Market, wahoo!). And at the same time, I'm jazzed that I will be harvesting for the CSA as winter moves in. The shares should be pretty diverse and tasty in the weeks to come.
We spent time clearing beds, getting organized and making Fall to do lists this week. Hopefully a little rain is on the way this weekend? I started to pull out the heavy weight reemay yesterday... I think colder temps are on the way and I'm trying to avoid the normal scramble that happens the night before :).
We still need to skin the caterpillar tunnel that was moved a couple weeks ago. The salad greens and spinach growing in those beds are looking great and should be harvestable in a few weeks.
Harvest Details:
Salad Greens
Arugula
Head Lettuce
Kale
Turnips
Celery
Herbs
Onions
Garlic
Winter Squash - Acorn?
Tomatoes
Maybe: Tomatillos, Ground Cherries or Beaver Dam Peppers?
Here comes the sun... Have a lovely day!
Brr, it is dark and chilly outside, not that chilly though. It's October 7th and we haven't seen a frost here yet. Craziness. So, despite the date the garden still has a few signs of Summer, like these dahlia showoffs and sweet honeybees on blooming carrots. Gorgeous!
Fall is in the air though... last Friday was very windy and had leaves blowing everywhere and yesterday morning the clouds broke to reveal some very snowcapped mountains. Ooo ooo ooo!
We cleared a few more beds over the weekend and seeded some cover crop in anticipation of the rain... hoping it pops right up. And I had a couple trays of scallions hanging out so I transplanted them outside, maybe they'll put on a little growth before winter and then grow like mad come spring?! Experiment.
Final Summer CSA Harvest - Week #18:
Salad Greens
Head Lettuce
Bok Choy/Cabbage
Braising Mix
Peppers
Tomatillos?
Onions
Carrots
Herbs (Cilantro or Dill)
Hot Peppers
Celery
Here comes the sun... have a beautiful day!
Hello Everyone!
Very productive and beautiful week here. The second half of September has been so much warmer than the first half... I'll take it! The Fall colors are really starting to shine and have me anxious to play in the mountains this weekend.
We harvested the second half of winter squash at Blue Grama Farm over the weekend along with a few dry beans. Butternuts, delicata and spaghetti squash! Mmmm, they're going to taste so delicious and comforting during the cold winter months.
Dry beans are fun. It's a fact. Tucked inside those pods are vibrant red and white speckled kidney shaped beans called Jacob's Cattle.
It is time to say farewell to the tomatoes... they have been delicious and gorgeous. I finished pulling the last few beds out on Monday to make way for seeding winter greens. It feels good to end tomato season when I deicide too rather than when mother nature sneaks in with frost! First time this has happened, normally I'm pulling dead vines out in October... So, the hoop houses are feeling spacious now that the walls of tomato vines are out and I must say, having this task complete has me feeling on top of things. I have been scrambling for a few weeks trying to get greens seeded as quickly as possible because seeding dates in the Fall are critical. Things grow slower and slower by the day as the daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop. So I have been tackling a few beds at a time and am excited to have them all planted in spinach, kale, salad greens, arugula, mustards, herbs and scallions. We'll see which planting dates and which greens do the best. So, with this task complete I feel like I may actually be able to get organized and start to catchup on things around here. Yes!!
Wednesday snuck up fast and it's time to harvest for the CSA. Bread is baking in the oven as we speak, and thankfully the starter was much more alive and happy this week so the bread looks lovely.
CSA Harvest Details for Week #17:
Salad Greens
Lettuce
Braising Greens
Bok Choy
Peppers
Tomatoes
Hot Peppers
Potatoes
Onion
Turnips
Herbs
Enough rambling! Have a great day!
Good morning! 
I knew it was going to be chilly last night, but didn't realize it would be this cold. Ouch! I am curious, err anxious, to see how the garden looks once the sun comes up and things thaw out. Hmm...
Fall is in the air and leaves are dancing through the yard. Foggy mornings with rain in the garden and snow in the mountains. Perfect. 
I spent a rainy day earlier in the week getting organized and trying to clean up some of my projects. I shelled the Jacob's Cattle beans that we harvested a few weeks ago, so gorgeous, and the perfect rainy day activity. My body is appreciating the slower pace and extra sleep. Yay Fall.
Hello Everyone, 
Brr, it is dark and chilly outside, not that chilly though. It's October 7th and we haven't seen a frost here yet. Craziness. So, despite the date the garden still has a few signs of Summer, like these dahlia showoffs and sweet honeybees on blooming carrots. Gorgeous! 
Dry beans are fun. It's a fact. Tucked inside those pods are vibrant red and white speckled kidney shaped beans called Jacob's Cattle. 
It is time to say farewell to the tomatoes... they have been delicious and gorgeous. I finished pulling the last few beds out on Monday to make way for seeding winter greens. It feels good to end tomato season when I deicide too rather than when mother nature sneaks in with frost! First time this has happened, normally I'm pulling dead vines out in October... So, the hoop houses are feeling spacious now that the walls of tomato vines are out and I must say, having this task complete has me feeling on top of things. I have been scrambling for a few weeks trying to get greens seeded as quickly as possible because seeding dates in the Fall are critical. Things grow slower and slower by the day as the daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop. So I have been tackling a few beds at a time and am excited to have them all planted in spinach, kale, salad greens, arugula, mustards, herbs and scallions. We'll see which planting dates and which greens do the best. So, with this task complete I feel like I may actually be able to get organized and start to catchup on things around here. Yes!! 
