“Drawn by his eagerness for the open sky, he left his guide and soared upward …”
-Ovid
Week 10 crop list:
- Cucumbers – all
- Squashes: – all
- Green beans – all
- Radishes – all
- Tomatoes – all
- Peppers(banana,bell,chili) – all
- Lettuce – all
- Sweet corn – all
- Kale – single
- Eggplant – full
- Red potatoes – full
Farmer notes:
- Out of town? Make sure someone picks up your correct share box!!
- Green bean second planting is wonderful – same next week
- We will start delivering eggplant to single and half shares soon
- If anyone wants an extra bushel of tomatoes for canning let us know – $25
- We are still looking to hire someone full or part time to help us with planting, harvesting and packing Sept./Oct./Nov. Please contact us if you know of anyone who may have interest
- Potatoes for all in most boxes from here on out
- FALL HARVEST GATHERING SATURDAY OCTOBER 10TH, 2-8 at the farm
- We are looking forward to a soaking rain tomorrow
- Wash the produce before you eat it
A kernel on corn
I read in the paper recently that it has been a wonderful growing season for sweet corn. Someone even called me and tried to sell me some to deliver to my members because he could not find a way to use it on time. The corn on our farm is also looking good. This week you have some second ears from the first planting that are not big full ears and some of the second planting that could have stayed on the stalk for a few more days. Next week will be the abundance of the second planting with week 12 and 13 taking in the 3rd crop. I hope you all enjoy sweet corn since it is heavy and does take up a share of the box space.
I remember the first several years of operation here I planted the kernels in the ground, first by hand and then with a 2 row John Deere planter. The seeding was fast, but while the corn was germinating so were the grass and weeds. It was a struggle to keep clean since the weeds were large before the corn was big enough to mechanically cultivate. Now we plant 20,000 seeds in the greenhouse in 128 cell trays and transplant them into the field by hand when they are 3 inches tall. This gives them the head start on its competition they need to dramatically increase yield and yield. Now we just pray that the coon do not find a way under, through, or over our electric fence!
