“I learned the value of hard work by working hard.”
~Margaret Mead~
Summer Share Box 12 Crop List
- Sweet Corn – All Shares
- Peppers (Bells and Hot Wax) – All Shares
- Eggplant – All Shares
- Summer Squash – All Shares
- Slicing Tomatoes – All Shares
- Romaine Lettuce – All Shares
- Cilantro – All Shares
- Mini Tomatoes – Full and Flex Shares
- Melon (Cantaloupe or Watermelon or Torpedo) – Full and Flex Shares
- Okra – Flex Shares
- Chard – Full Shares
Farmer’s Notes
*I will be on vacation next week, please be patient if we are running a bit behind, etc.
*2nd planting of sweet corn this week is sweet and will be the last for this season
*We received 5 inches of rain last week and had very little standing water when all was done
*All that rain negatively affected our tomatoes, so they will back off noticeable now
*This is the final batch of melons, and the basil all succumbed to downy mildew
*Carrots, beets, parsley, winter squash, and all the fall cold crops are looking fantastic
*Swiss chard is back with all its beauty and is our ‘vegetable of the week’
*The boxes are heavy again – please be careful with the bottoms and the handles
*We wish you all a very fun and safe holiday weekend!
On the winter solstice my mother would remind us kids that it was the shortest day of the year and that now the days would slowly get longer. “You won’t really notice the lengthening days until well into February.”
