Above is a photo of a bushel of separated garlic. Over the past week, we planted approximately 6 of these big baskets out field #1. Each clove of garlic, one at a time, for a total of twenty five 150' rows. Whew! I'm so happy that this job is done that I don't even feel like complaining about the few inches of snow we received on Saturday and Sunday. But I do have to mention it only to give you a good reason why your vegetable share is a little less than I'd like this week.
It went a little like this: Friday - planted most of the day, Saturday - planted until about noon when the snow really started coming down and the temperatures dropped, Sunday - snow and lots of mud, Monday - the snow was all melted but the ground was way too muddy to plant, Tuesday - we got the last 9 rows and MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
Thank you so much to those who came to help. This is a big job and we are so very appreciative of your effort and hard work. And an extra big THANKS goes to Cal. Here is the man of the week! He came up with an idea and then built a tool to speed up our planting process.
Here is the tool that he welded together, with thick metal "prongs" at the correct spacing and depth, to make the holes we plant the garlic cloves in. Cal would go up and down the rows, making holes next to the previously laid out drip tape, and then we'd come along and put in the garlic. I've got ideas already for next year when we go to transplant the onions and leeks.
This week your share will include: I'm not entirely sure just yet. Like I mentioned above, we didn't get the garlic done until Tuesday, which took out a full day of harvesting for the CSA. Sorry folks.
So far, we've got the carrots, potatoes and a nice variety of peppers ready. I'm hoping tomorrow to get you another large bag of tomatoes, leeks, and either scallions or onions (two out of three ain't bad). This all depends on how many workers are able to come help.
As for a farm update: The tomatoes haven't died off just yet, but they are showing signs of stress from the cold temperatures we've been having at night. The peppers still look good and are finally starting to change colors. The salad? The new rows Shain planted about a month ago are growing, but the greens are still very small. Maybe next week. Carrots, beets and other things growing underground are patiently waiting for us to dig them up for you next week. Otherwise, it is starting to be clean up time on the farm. Lots of work to get the fields cleaned up and composted for the cycle to start all over next spring.
Enjoy! Tara
Almost forgot, I put another great soup recipe on the blog this week. It is called Steak Soup. It is fabulous! A new favorite of mine.
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