The New Jersey State Fair started on Friday and the Open Vegetable Show was on Saturday. We won Best in Show for both hardneck & softneck garlic, with 10 blue ribbons in garlic overall and a blue ribbon for our only tomato submission, the Ramapo tomato. It is always fun to exhibit! The fair runs to August 12th in Augusta, NJ. If you want to check out events at the fair, visit: http://www.njstatefair.org/ . Fun for the kids to see farm animals, see the exhibits and they also have a carnival too. Our Farm Hand Leslie won 13 blue ribbons for her submission of vegetables, herbs & garlic. She was very excited and also won Best in Show for Anise Hyssop & Bee Balm!
Next Trip to the Farm - Sunday – Aug 19th
More potatoes to be harvested - Just let us know that you plan on coming up so we can plan on lunch & refreshments and send you directions. Spend the day or just come for a few hours.
Weather Report: While it rained on Friday night the ground is dry. While Rich should have been watering on Saturday, he was at the State Fair but was able to water the spinach on Sunday. The re-seeded, re-seeded turnip crop needs to be tilled under & replanted with another crop. There were reports of hail with that storm, but luckily did not hit us, as the chard in the field was undamaged.
What’s Up & Growing: Leslie transplanted lettuce from seedlings into cells in the greenhouse to be transplanted in the field. Chinese cabbage is almost ready to be planted in beds along the side of the greenhouse. The cilantro is up and eggplants are going better despite a slow start.
From the Fields: The lettuce which was transplanted in the greenhouse & the field should be ready in another week or two. The turnips & black Spanish radishes are coming along slow, but should be ready soon. The tomatoes are doing well. We have scattered plantings so hopefully are immune to any disaster. We have about 5 different varieties of cucumbers also doing well. There are some failings of cucumber plants to “the wilt”, but luckily have planted enough plants to off-set this.
Fruit Report – Raritan Rose Peaches –Freshly picked from Windy Brow Farm. This heirloom variety was developed by the NJ Agricultural Experiment Station. It was introduced in 1936. This variety would be considered by many to be equivalent to the Rutgers Tomato in the Peach world.
Upcoming Events:
• August 26th – 8th Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting – Hoboken Historical Museum
• September 8th – 6th Annual Heirloom Tomato Tasting – Ramsey Day
• September 15th – 3rd Annual Garlic Day @ the Arboretum – Frelinghuysen Arboretum – Morristown, NJ
Pick of the Week: Click on the link below (or on the right) for your drop-off location. This time of year the deliveries will be the same in pounds & variety but may include different items at each location.
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