This week’s weather was all over the map, from hot and humid to dry and cool and back again, with a couple of well-timed perfectly gentle rains thrown into the mix.
We transplanted a crop of beets this week that we couldn’t get seeded directly in the field because of weather issues a couple of weeks back, and seeded our fall crops of beets and carrots as well. The rutabagas are coming along nicely. We also set out more fall broccoli and cabbage plants as we race towards the end of the intense planting season. Chris spent all day Saturday and Sunday killing weeds with the tractor-mounted cultivators. Zane mowed down more cover crops this week that we’ll till in as soon as we get a chance, controlling future weed populations and building up the soil. We hand hoed two crops of carrots, the celeriac, the parsley, and a weedy crop of beans this week, and picked, washed and packed a whole bunch of really great things to eat! We even took Wednesday afternoon off to celebrate the fourth – Chris and Kim took a nap in honor of our nation’s founders!
We are having a great frog and toad year on the farm, and finding them everywhere – even in the ridge-top fields.
The guy that cut his finger really badly last Monday is doing much better, and looks to be on his way to a full recovery. In the meantime, he’s helping us get some long overdue, important-but-not-urgent computer work done.
Coming up next week we are looking for more cucumbers, maybe some Sungold tomatoes, beets again, radicchio, romaine lettuce, and lots of other great eats.
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