Good Morning!
Hopefully you had a great week and got a chance to beat the heat for a little bit. The farm crew made it up to Lake Wenatchee on Monday and escaped the worst of the afternoon sun for a couple of hours. Looks like we will start to cool down again after today and will go back to a pleasant temperature for both working and playing.
The weather plays a huge role in the abundance and availability of many of our summer crops. The cool and wet weather we had at the beginning of April and again last week have both played their part in delaying several crops including cucumbers and zucchini. However, this little bout of heat was enough to wake everything back up again and those plants that had hunkered down to survive the wind and rain are starting to put on some new growth. With any luck, there may be zucchini in two weeks....and once it starts it is unlikely to stop!
Tomato set looks good in both high tunnels and the cherry tomatoes are loaded with future goodness. The first of the Japanese eggplant will start coming off by the end of the week (not enough for boxes yet...) and the pepper plants inside the high tunnels are covered in fruits.All in all, progress is being made toward a good future harvest.
It looks like the shelling peas aren't quite ready for harvest this week....which is pretty typical for this type of summer (the last 2 years were incredibly early given all the extra heat we had). Hopefully by this time next week we will have enough to include them. If not, then within 2 weeks for sure. They are super satisfying to harvest and really yummy to eat.
We started to pull carrots from the first of our outside beds and will continue to do so for the remainder of the season. As crops get added in, expect to rotate semi-regularly between beets and carrots in the boxes. Same goes for kale and chard. We tend to rotate between the two (and maybe even some collards) as the season progresses. This year we are growing several varieties of both to keep things interesting.
AND! the first of the full-sized garlic has come in off of the field and will be included in today's box. This is a little early for us but the bulbs look great and Willy is excited to include them in the shares.
Enjoy your 4th of July holiday! It is shaping up to be mild and pleasant.
In Your Share This Week:
Salad Mix, Beets, Carrots, Sugar Snap Peas, Garlic and probably a few surprises.
Per tradition, the 3rd box is always a little bit smaller. It is the calm before the storm...the vegetable storm!
Recipes:
Gingered Carrot and Kale Ribbons
How to Roast Garlic
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