Okay, this is where we start singing....
"It's the final countdown! Nah nah nah nah...nah ni na na nah"
The little bit of cold weather did not kill the basil so it looks like we are in the clear for another week or two. A short blip of warm weather is making a push through the region and is going to re-invigorate and keep alive the summer sensitive crops. This will give us a little time to get onions off of the field (Laura has been working on this diligently for some time....there are a lot of onions this year) and start thinking about where we can stockpile all of the pie pumpkins and winter squash.
Indeed, the warmer than usual summer lent itself well to both melons and butternut squash. Last week, we put some baby cantaloupes into the boxes. I hope you enjoyed them. Willy always takes a shotgun approach to farming and the decision to put in a row of melons was a 'Why not try?' kind of decision. There were no expectations placed on this bed, only hopes. Same with the butternut squash. Almost every season, a row gets planted. Often, they don't have a chance to fully mature. It sounds like this year, there will be a lot of them.
This weekend will be the Sustainable Living and Farming Tour. For some crazy reason, we said we would take part again this year. So all day Sunday (10-4), Willy and I will be at the farm and will be showing people around. At 10:30 Sunday morning, Willy will be leading a fall planting discussion.
Last year, we were overwhelmed by the number of people who attended the tour. I am hoping we have not gotten ourselves in over our heads this year!
Otherwise, not much to report. The light is changing quickly and the plants are starting to respond. You will notice that the eggplant are maturing at a much smaller size now. They are in panic mode and are trying their hardest to make seeds before the rain comes.
Have a great week!
In Your Share This Week:
Potatoes, Leeks, Tomato, Baby Beets, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Kale/Collards/Chard, Garlic, Onions, Winter Squash and probably a surprise or two!
Recipes:
Caramelized Butternut Squash
Creamy Dijon Leeks
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