Autumn is Here !
The autumnal equinox brings the fall season to the Northern Hemisphere on: September 22 at 10:29 P.M. EDT so Happy Autumn!
The little rain we received definitely helped. With the shorted days and cooler temperatures, the crops are not drying out as fast as they were in the dead of summer. We do have to irrigate some of the fields.
Franklin Greenhouse Report:
The last planting of lettuce and Oriental greens will be done this week. The eggplant and Hungarian Hot Wax peppers are still producing well. The replanted rosemary that we lost during the winter is coming along and hopefully will make it through this winter. A nice crop of lemon grass is almost ready to harvest.
From the Fields:
sunchoke crop (Jerusalem Artichokes is looking good and will probably start to be harvested in about two weeks. We should harvest some red cabbage for next week. The fields are looking good for the rest of the season and all the beds have been weeded. With the cooler temperatures approaching we know that even a light frost won’t damage the cold weather crops such as kale, chard, celery, onions and the Oriental greens. A freeze would be a problem, but that should not occur until very late in the season or hopefully after the last delivery.
The back field which was abandoned a few weeks ago due to lack of production from the lack of rain was visited by some deer. They actually broke through the fence and devoured any remaining tomatoes as well as the tomato plants.
Weather Report:
We received about ¼” of rain which definitely helped “fluff” up the crops, especially the transplanted fall crops. On Friday we pulled down the tomato plants in one field and it was “freezing” with everyone having to put on hats, jackets & gloves. We did have to take a few warm-up breaks by jumping into the truck and turning on the heat.
Fruit report:
The apples this week are from Soons Orchards. Jonamac is the variety and it is a nice all-purpose apple. Jonamac Apples were developed by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station from a cross between Jonathon and McIntosh apples. It was introduced 1972.
Upcoming Events
Garlic Gathering – Garlic Day at the Sussex Farmers Market
October 4th 9 am – 2 pm (moved from Olde Lafayette Village location)
Sussex County Harvest, Honey & Garlic Festival Celebrating the best in Sussex County and Northern NJ Agritourism, Ecotourism and Heritage Tourism October 11th Sussex County Fairgrounds 10am-4pm
Annual Heirloom Garlic Festival – Hoboken Historical Museum – 1301 Hudson Street October 12th 1-5 pm
Farm Fresh Seasonal Produce for sale as well.
September 22nd - Pick of the Week: click on the links below or to the right to bring you to the delivery specific to your pick-up location. Deliveries will be of similar variety & poundage, but may contain different items at anytime during the season. Occasionally, some crops are ready to harvest but not enough to deliver to all our drop-off locations. What we do is start to filter them in each week to a different drop-off until there is enough to delivery to everyone.
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