I am really tired but I want to keep up this blog for my records so no fancy writing, just the facts, ma'am!
This week I worked hard to find moments of time to plant some of the many seedlings in my flower beds at home. Some I put out too early, without hardening off and we had a few cool nights so I lost some. Natural selection I guess. We worked half the day Thursday here and half at the farm. Mostly we mulched the potatoes, or rather hilled them up with the chopped straw from bales we had around the greenhouse for winter insulation. I picked a couple of quarts of strawberries.
On Friday it was our usual routine of getting ready for market. We had two heads of cauliflower and three heads of cabbage and four bags of broccoli shoots. Also 22 bags of leafe lettuce and about a dozen looseheads. They were exceptionally pretty and sold very quickly. We also managed to get two packs of asparagus and enough turnips, carrots, parsnips and onoins with a few radishes and asparagus to put together some roasting bundles. They sold immediately.
We came home and took a short nap and then loaded the truck and I made 15 bouquets. It amazes me that I manage to come up with the flowers this early but we did stop by the road again and pick wild daisies.
Saturday was just beautiful and people must have been so tired of all the rain they all came out. We were busy up to lunchtime, when I finally had time to take some pictures of the other vendors. We sold all the flowers and all but one lettuce bag and one butterhead. I think the tomato plants are multiplying though! I want to be done with them but there are always a few stragglers who want a plant or two. I did add some perennial flowers to the mix this week and will have more next Saturday.
My peonies were ready enough for me to get three bouquets. Of course they sold first. I hope I have some for next Saturday. Ennie picked a big bouquet today because I told her she may as well enjoy them since they would be too far gone by Saturday. There are several buds but I may try cutting them now and wrapping in wet towels and newspaper and putting thm in the refrigerator so I have some for Saturday. If I had 100 vases I could probably sell them all!
When we got home from market, after a short nap, I potted up new basil seedlings and a few other things I sowed in vermiculite. David mowed so we can take the mower over to the farm.
This morning David put together two new raised beds here and I planted more of the many seedlings. I will try and make sure all the plug trays either get potted up or planted this week. Also I will pot up some Baby's Breath and St. John's Wort to take to market.
We went to the farm after lunch even though we were tired. I picked three quarts of strawberries. Clearly the new ones, Sweet Charlie are much sweeter and preferred, if they hold up to freezing. We shared the berries with the family and our neighbors. I also planted my cucumber and melon seedlings and got the artichoke seedlings in the ground! Not sure if they were held too long in pots. Time will tell.
Not getting tons done at the farm but a few things here and there. The beans are setting buds and I planted a few sweet potato slips I started. The tatsoi and bok choi have bolted and we probably should cover the lettuce with shade cloth this week. Oh, the peas are finally coming around. They are loaded with blossoms and one pea was picked today. Sure seems like they took a long time!
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