June 5th 2015
Hello everyone
Things are pretty busy here and we just cut it for time getting those baskets out tonight...not my ideal csa box assembly for sure. We had a last minute wrong count on the green garlic and had to quickly improvise with extra cucumber on a few baskets....
In your basket this week:
Chez Nous salad Mix
Kale Mix
Cucumbers
Green Garlic (or extra cucumbers)
Thyme
Xtra Greens also got Pea Shoots, Salad Mix and an extra cucumber
While we have lots going on in the fields, most things other than kale, cucumbers and salad greens seem to be about 2 weeks away. Hence the basket which is quite similar to last week's. Tomatoes in the greenhouse are slowly starting to ripen and radish and turnips are looking good.
The rain really saturated the soil and made walking in freshly tilled soil like quicksand. So we used the first part of the week to work in the greenhouse, weeding, pruning and tying which like everything else can get outta hand quickly.
Some of the items in your salad mix...lots of variety and nutrition...lots of different lettuces, napa cabbage, endive, asian greens, kales and pea shoots
This one here is my husbands worst nightmare lol! I can't even describe it and the picture does not do it justice. Green Sausage...I am really excited about this sweet green sausage tomato but boy does it grow like a crazy mess. It is also a determinate so it doesn't need to be pruned or staked but it certainly doesn't look very tidy! I hope this latest must have tomato impresses with it's taste and looks.
We are expecting alot of peppers this year. i have planted twice as much as i usually do. This one here is Chimayo
Hello everyone
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| This week we are letting the young flock not yet into lay get used to the moveable chicken coop that they will soon be sleeping in. |
Things are pretty busy here and we just cut it for time getting those baskets out tonight...not my ideal csa box assembly for sure. We had a last minute wrong count on the green garlic and had to quickly improvise with extra cucumber on a few baskets....
In your basket this week:
Chez Nous salad Mix
Kale Mix
Cucumbers
Green Garlic (or extra cucumbers)
Thyme
Xtra Greens also got Pea Shoots, Salad Mix and an extra cucumber
While we have lots going on in the fields, most things other than kale, cucumbers and salad greens seem to be about 2 weeks away. Hence the basket which is quite similar to last week's. Tomatoes in the greenhouse are slowly starting to ripen and radish and turnips are looking good.
The rain really saturated the soil and made walking in freshly tilled soil like quicksand. So we used the first part of the week to work in the greenhouse, weeding, pruning and tying which like everything else can get outta hand quickly.
While this whole greenhouse is loaded with cherry tomatoes the back section is growing some trial determinate and semi determinate varieties. Some are really neat, some just average and one down right crazy!
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| This here is a Sophie determinate variety. It will not produce all season long as a indeterminate plant will. However, i really wanted to try and grow it. It needs no pruning or staking ...none it's one solid little bush! Full of pretty big tomatoes. Now some say that determinate don't have the best flavor...i wanted to see for myself. |
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| On the opposite side i tried another determinate Taxi...this one is yellow. We did tie it and it is not as sold and bushy as Sophie. The tall one i have not idea...it was suppose to be a taxi....definitely not! |
While this weekend i will be away at a basketball tournament my husband will be attending VeFest in St-Catharines on Sunday. It sounds like a alot of fun with some really interesting food!
Thanks
Have a great night!
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