Catalpa Ridge News - Vol 11 No 2 CSF deliveries to: Hoboken Midtown - Hoboken West - Jersey City Hamilton Park - Ramsey - Vernon Valley - On-Farm Pick-up Wantage
Toto we’re not in Wantage Anymore!
Wow – what a windy Saturday & Sunday.The winds were blowing all day and the plants were not happy! Luckily Farmer Rich corralled the fava beans with rope the night the night before to prevent them from falling down or breaking. Had this not been done we probably would have had a few rows that would have been flattened and thus non-productive. In the yin & yang of things, the wind did dry out a few of our overly wet fields.
From the Fields The rainy weekend delayed replanting some crops and the cooler weather has delayed others such as cucumbers, tomatoes & beans. The high winds on Saturday and Sunday were outright damaging as a few times Farmer Rich noticed tops of the potato plants flying off into the woods. The winds also damaged the tomatillos and the tops of some tomatoes, but these will be replanted this week.
Animal Report: Hatchlings still sleeping in the cabbage! The new hatchlings are about 1 ½ weeks old now and “Sometime Farmer” Sue was 
able to get a close-up of them in the nest. I was able to get pretty close and two of the four hatchlings were watching probably wondering why I was so interested in peeking in on them. My guess is they will be leaving the nest soon and they are definitely ready to move as one did run around when I got too close. Check out the beaks & eyes on the photo (labeled Morton 1 & Morton 2)
Weather Report: Over the last two weeks we have had a high of 98º F and a low of 42º F with 4 ½” of rain. The season started out very dry, progressed to too wet. Each season is unique and we are quite sure we’ll be moaning about it being too dry in a few weeks. It always seems we get through these weather ups & downs.
What’s Up & Growing: The newly seed arugula, carrots & turnips are all up. Tonight’s delivery has opened up a spot in the greenhouse which will be seeded this week with something (Farmer Rich hasn’t decided yet). Last week’s delivery blocks were replanted with eggplant & peppers.
What’s been planted so far:
Mixed Oriental Greens (15 varieties) Beets (2 varieties) Beans (2 varieties) Fava Beans (2 varieties) Chard (2 varieties) Kale Turnips Celery Lettuces (lots!) Arugula Chickory Tomatoes (many different varieties) Garlic (lots!) Cherry Tomatoes (for CSF members to pick their own if you visit the farm) Peppers (6 varieties) Eggplant (3 varieties) Tomatillos Herbs Squash (4 varieties) Broccoli Cauliflower Cabbage Cucumbers (5 varieties) Carrots (2 varieties) Onions (3 varieties) And more….
Strawberry Report: Tonight’s strawberries come from our neighboring farmers Diane and Adam & Heather Hubbard. We don’t grow strawberries on our farm, but we do network with other farmers close to us to bring variety to your deliveries & supplement the CSF share. Both farmers, like us, are not certified organic but they do not use any chemical fertilizer or sprays. The fruit deliveries from Windy Brow will start in July, so look forward to some great plums & peaches soon.
Pick of the Week:
- Baby Lettuces- great salad mix
- Red Mustard Greens – cut the leaves & discard the stalks; for salad, stir-fry or boil
- Sugar Snap Peas – eat raw or cook
- Turnip Greens – stir-fry
- Green Garlic – use like garlic
- Strawberries
- Herb of the Week:
- Oregano
The potato patch:
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