Greetings from the Garden! This week's box has lettuce, salad greens, chard and braising greens, green onions, rhubarb, turnips, asparagus, cilantro, parsley, the last of this crop of radishes and the first of the strawberries.
Field Notes. It was great to get that rain last week! Ken said it was 2.2" and it all soaked into the soil. It had been getting dry. And with the rain everything is growing - even the weeds!
Ken has planted sweet potatoes and potatoes last week. He has been slaying weeds on all the dry, sunny days. During rain he has been starting new greens inside and working in the high tunnel.
Big news here. We were chosen to receive a mobile high tunnel through a program at Resilient Northern Habitats. This will give us even greater flexibility to grow over a long season. We applied, and will have to keep records over three years and in August Ken will be part of the crew building a mobile high tunnel in the Amery area as a learning experience.
From the Kitchen. The box ix getting more heavy items as we move to solid roots like beets and turnips. Beets are a favorite around here. We boil, slip the skins and butter and serve. Greens are great in braising mixes or soups.
During the hot spell when the radishes were under stress, there was some root maggot damage - just cut off the tips if you see any beige tunneling. The flea beetles also attacked various greens and the turnip tops. It is cosmetic only and will not affect flavor.
Although we are glad to get rain, it tends to splash up soil, and so produce may require more rinsing. I do not rinse strawberries because they keep best if rinsed just before serving. We have netting over the berries, but there has been some bird damage from above and slug damage from below. There are still plenty this week. And the first berries are the largest - they are called the King berries. Enjoy!
Our niece Rozlynn took the photo when she came to visit last Monday.
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