these flowers are so fragrant. we have a brilliant bed of them. another gem.
the farm.... wow, we are so busy. we have many crops in the ground now: peas, turnips, carrots, beets, broccoli raab, arugula, lettuce, onions, cabbage, broccoli, chard, kale, scallions, parsley, cilantro, dill and calendula. the greenhouse is bursting with seedlings... tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, winter squash, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, basil, lettuce, endive, celeriac, more broccoli, more cabbage, lots of perennial herbs and more! today is a big transplanting day. the weather is cool and the rain is light. this is the first rainy day we have had for awhile so we are very appreciative.
one of our biggest tasks this week is to plant our potatoes. we'll have a 400' bed of potatoes this year. the varieties we are planting are green mountain (an heirloom), dark red norland, banana fingerling, canela russet and all blue. this seed came from the maine potato lady. i was very pleased that it arrived in great condition. in the past, i have received some nearly rotten potatoes. i got an itch to order a little more seed from wood prairie farm also located in maine. i ordered more of the banana fingerlings. in addition, elba, onaway and rose finn apple.
the farm.... wow, we are so busy. we have many crops in the ground now: peas, turnips, carrots, beets, broccoli raab, arugula, lettuce, onions, cabbage, broccoli, chard, kale, scallions, parsley, cilantro, dill and calendula. the greenhouse is bursting with seedlings... tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, winter squash, sunflowers, zinnias, cosmos, basil, lettuce, endive, celeriac, more broccoli, more cabbage, lots of perennial herbs and more! today is a big transplanting day. the weather is cool and the rain is light. this is the first rainy day we have had for awhile so we are very appreciative.
one of our biggest tasks this week is to plant our potatoes. we'll have a 400' bed of potatoes this year. the varieties we are planting are green mountain (an heirloom), dark red norland, banana fingerling, canela russet and all blue. this seed came from the maine potato lady. i was very pleased that it arrived in great condition. in the past, i have received some nearly rotten potatoes. i got an itch to order a little more seed from wood prairie farm also located in maine. i ordered more of the banana fingerlings. in addition, elba, onaway and rose finn apple.
another big project is planting the first succession of greenhouse tomatoes. they look fabulous in their 4" pots but will outgrow them soon. spencer already set up the drip irrigation. we plant to mulch them with straw instead of using a greenhouse fabric this year. we will be growing them in our heaviest clay soil on the farm. this soil type is completely new to me. i have a lot to learn about its exception mineral values and sensitive structure.
this saturday was supposed to be our first market of the season but we will have to postpone another week. we don't have any crops that are ready for market. next year, we'll be able to get started much earlier since our greenhouse is now finished. what a relief that will be.
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