May 15, 2010

Well, Things are rolling along. The onions are selling well even though we haven't started fixed hours. The tomatoes are looking GREAT! I'm so relieved that we haven't suffered any maladies yet. We expect red tomatoes by the first or second week in June. We will have five varieties of tomatoes: Celebrity (my favorite), Better Boys, Mountain Fresh, Rutgers, and Plum.










Pictured here are our early squash and cucumbers. Since I took this picture two days ago they have almost doubled in size. I had three plants fall victim to squash vine borers but a quick spray should stop that.


Here are some more pictures for those interested.

Broccoli and Cabbage on the right, Celebrities on the left

Bush Beans and Onions

Hilled Potatoes

And finally Corn. Hope the rain holds up. We need some now!

Stay tuned for new news regarding High Tunnels. It needs a post of it's own :)

Updates April 24, 2010

The garden is starting to come together. The squash and cucumbers are coming up! These two are usually our first crop after spring onions.

The onions will be ready May 1. We have a limited supply of spring onions so shop early.

Some of you may remember the saga of the frozen cabbage plants. Freezing weather and 6" of snow seemed to doom them for sure. Well, fear not, here they are in late April.

The potatoes have finally started to come up. The cold rainy weather in March slowed them down. We are hoping for a good outcome in July.

Spring is Here! March 28, 2010

One sure sign of spring are the 'Yellow Bells' in the south. Our new bed in front looks very spring like today. It won't be long before we start planting the frost sensitive veggies.

Last Saturday we put the remaining potatoes in the ground. Pictured is the chief potato planter hard at work.

Yesterday and today we planted more onions to supplement our struggling onions planted in February. Five inches of snow and multiple freezes took their toll. I took this opportunity to add 28 more feet of raised beds. Over time I'll fill the beds with more soil but for now it's sufficient to grow onions. On Saturday I added 1500 pounds of top soil as well as a 1/2 yard of goodies from the compost pile just to create the new beds.