If my high school french didn’t let me down the subject means the CSA for 2022 is all done this week. What a season – lots of ups and downs. In a week or so a monthly update will go out that touches on 2022 and hopes and plans for 2023. However, what is really… Continue reading Week 4 – C’est Finis!
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--- '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.
Week 3 of the extended season – the day the Cabbage Came
Another Tuesday, another update from the CSA. Technically there is only one left after this for the year, so tough it out, you can make it! Behold the Cabbage: This is a bit ironic – two weeks left, and there FINALLY is a nice looking brassica! So – guess what you all will have in… Continue reading Week 3 of the extended season – the day the Cabbage Came
Week two of four in the extended season
Wow. What a lot of Fall weather all at once! A quick freeze, and then several inches of rain and that is all for drought, smoke and heat! The major questions for the garden are how much damage from the freeze. The challenge of picking in the rain or at a minimum cold and windy… Continue reading Week two of four in the extended season
Let the extended season commence!
Extended season week 1 – also known as “clean out what is left” season… Fall has three ‘events’ only one of which is certain in its arrival: Dark happens more than light. The other two are fall rain/storms and first frost. So far, only the Fall of the First Part has happened. The major impact… Continue reading Let the extended season commence!
Week 20!
This week wraps up main season – good, bad and ugly. Those of you ending your year – be sure and set your box out next week as usual for pickup and a gift. Those of you continuing – four weeks of extended season awaits your veggie pleasure, thank you for your support! this picture… Continue reading Week 20!
Nineteenth week of the main season!
Everything comes to a close sometime, and the CSA main season is very near to done. In the fall as things draw to a close part of the garden job is cleaning up and preparing the beds for winter, and then for Spring. The main goal is to not make the same mistakes ever again:… Continue reading Nineteenth week of the main season!
week 18
welcome to Fall! Fall actually by the calendar came in the middle of last week – but hey, it is real now. Nights are more than daylight, cooler temps and some rain forecast for the pick day on Wednesday. That inspired picking of the slow and tedious plants tonight. Somehow there ended up being 10… Continue reading week 18
Only Three weeks left!
Time to ask those of you who signed up for the main season if you are going to tag on the Extended season – obviously, if you paid for the whole year that isn’t a question. Officially, the last week of Main season ends Oct. 15 (farm call Saturday). Extended season is four additional weeks… Continue reading Only Three weeks left!
Week 16 (four weeks left in main season!)
Cooled off all of a sudden – a September thing. Only a week till the equinox (at the time of this writing), and the light is going really fast. The Carrots and Parsnips are thrilled by cool nights and the other cool season crops are pleased as well. The fall snap peas have been pretty… Continue reading Week 16 (four weeks left in main season!)
Week 15 – 5 left!
Happy September… This is a continuation of “How strange is the weather.” In 2021, there was a frost in September. In 2022, it is running in the 80’s. The peppers and tomatoes are rocking it – and green beans are (finally) getting ripe. The Friday and Saturday crews last week got green beans, it looks… Continue reading Week 15 – 5 left!