This is an exciting week here at Shilofarm – the first week of the main season, when heat loving produce can be delivered. Real. Soon. Now. The sad fact of the matter is that the cool midsummer crops are still in your dreams. This first week is part of what is called the ‘cool’ session… Continue reading In-the-box Main Week 1
Author: Doug
--- 'farmer doug' is the planner and heavy lifter for the CSA and the LLC. Loves to teach; "ask him the time, he'll tell you how to make a clock." Always has a new idea to try, some of which work. BTW - if you try and phone call, and you are NOT in his caller ID you will not be answered - just leave a message and you will be called right back.
Green Season final week in-the-box
Well, this is the end of green season for 2021. Hopefully you have been enjoying it; there were a couple of major victories in the garden this year, the biggest being new carrots. In order to get them ready in time it was necessary to put heat into a bed inside the greenhouse; the outside… Continue reading Green Season final week in-the-box
Green In the Box week 7
Wow – green season is getting close to the end already. The days are just packed here; there are so many crops that need to be set out and started, beds that need to be finalized, and well, it just keeps us running. The good news is that there are only two more beds to… Continue reading Green In the Box week 7
Green In the Box week 5
Here is the challenge this week: Chard. The recipes on line seem to want more that one or two leaves of Chard – which means there is enough this week to give between four and six of you 8-10 nice leaves – a mix of red and white chard. There are two or three of… Continue reading Green In the Box week 5
CSA Monthly – May
May has come – and with it, the main season which starts May 26th. It is always exciting to get ready to roll into summer; lots of crops planted, to be planted, getting ready to harvest… A friend bought himself a drone, and came by to show it off – naturally, an over-head of the… Continue reading CSA Monthly – May
Green Season Week 5 in the box
We are officially into the last four weeks of green season now – my how time flies… The planting/harvesting cycles are aimed at 4 week windows based on typical ripening and bearing life of crops. This week starts a new round of crops as a consequence. Lettuce is the best example: from emergence to ‘ripe’… Continue reading Green Season Week 5 in the box
Green Season Week 4 in-the-box
Cabbage! Hi! This is the boundary-week of the two four week sessions of the Green Season – Main season starts May 26th, or so the schedule says. Boundary weeks are always interesting because the ‘same old stuff’ that has been going out is drawing to a close, and the cool new stuff… Continue reading Green Season Week 4 in-the-box
Green Week 3 in the box
Before I go on, let me whine. The forecast for Monday night was 33F. Was it 33F? On the way down and up it was: but the low here was actually 28. Our poor innocent Nasturtium starts were seriously traumatized; the Tomatoes in the green house were touched lightly, but mostly survived. I am not… Continue reading Green Week 3 in the box
April Update
Welcome to the April update… Green Season is well underway; this is the second delivery week of the eight. Main Season first delivery will be May 26, a Wednesday (it made sense to move the first delivery of a week to actually be in the same week. Finally.). Several of you on this email list… Continue reading April Update
Green Season Week 2 In The Box
Broccoli and Cauliflower Bed The weather continues to be a challenge – every few days it dips down to the upper 20’s over night, which means the tender starts need to be put into the propagation benches. The only good part of this is that the garden continues to dry, and the worked-up soil is… Continue reading Green Season Week 2 In The Box