“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
- Albert Einstein
Week 15 crop list
- Green beans – all
- Potatoes – all
- Haralson apples – all
- Napa cabbage – all
- Thai basil – single, full
- Radishes – all
- Boc choy – all
- Watermelon – all
- Summer squash – half
- Fennel – single
- Cucumbers – single, full
- Kohlrabi – full
- Red peppers – full
- Carrots – full
Farmer notes
- 10 days until our harvest gathering at the farm!!!
- Beautiful fall weather to work in the fields
- Hoop house is fully planted for the fall share season
- Early morning frosts are now a mainstay
- Rehydrate choy/napa as required
- Apples are great for baking
- Carrots for the rest of the season now
- Wash all of your produce please
Happy October!
They say that the average first frost date here in SE Minnesota is the 15 of September, and most years we do get a light coating around that time. Some years there is a cold mass of Canadian air that will bring frost for several days or maybe even an early freeze. Usually after that first cold snap we have 2 or 3 weeks of frost- free nights before it remains here for the long haul. We were discussing this phenomena on Wednesday morning and ‘googling’ the exact scientific explanation for frost. After having to ‘google’ several words within the explanation, the interns (Sonya and Israel from California and Kimberly from Texas) decided that it just plain and simple means COLD! We just received our first frost on Tuesday of this week, September 29th, and again last night. This occurrence brings some changes out in the field for most crops: it kills basil, cucumbers, summer squash, green beans, eggplant, and tomatoes (depending on a light frost, hard frost, killing frost, or freeze?1?), begins to damage winter squash and melons, and helps to concentrate the sugars, and thereby sweeten, many of the root vegetables and cole crops. All in all it is a harbinger of what lies down the road in the weather department and a telling sign for the farmer that it is harvest season. It is my hope that many of you can help us celebrate our harvest season as we gather on October 10th here on the farm for food and fun!! Enjoy the produce!
