Finally Some Rain !
The week started out on the dry side with some rain finally coming on Saturday. The field crops really benefited especially the newly transplanted plants. We were barely keeping them alive with our irrigation. Only about 1/4" of rain fell but all the crops definitely perked up.
Franklin Greenhouse Report: Dory cleaned up some of the beds and we plan on more seedings and plantings for the last weeks of the season. The ginger crop never rebounded so unfortunately there won’t be any ginger this year. The eggplant have slowed up a bit but are still producing.
From the Fields: We managed to plant more lettuce plus some broccoli and sugarloaf chicory. We weeded the main field and most of the round field and pulled up two rows of tomatoes which had shut down production. Some Oriental greens will be planted and will try some cauliflower as well. The tomatoes are starting to stop producing but we hope to be able to continue the harvest until the first frost. The sweet peppers still continue to do well and should be around until it freezes. Farmer John is helping with brush-hogging the upper field so we can get that field back into hay production.
Weather Report: We finally received some much needed rain. The temperatures are now in full autumn mode and the trees are just starting to change color. The crew has to start later in the morning as it is too dark at 6:00 am until we go back to Standard Time the beginning of November. The heater in the greenhouse is now beyond repair and Farmer Rich hopes to order a new one this week as with the colder mornings it is nice for the crew to be able to go into the heated greenhouse to warm up between harvesting in the field.
Fruit report: The grapes in your CSA delivery are from Marjorie’s Vineyard in Wantage, NJ, just a few miles from the farm. This week’s variety is Vanessa. The Muskat’s may be coming soon! Soon we will be delivering apples from Hillcrest Farms in Frankford.
Shishito Peppers The pepper is small and fingerling sized, slender, and thin-walled. Although it turns from green to red upon ripening, it is usually harvested while green. The name refers to the fact that the tip of the chili pepper looks like the head of a lion, and in Japanese it is often abbreviated as shishitō.
About one out of every ten peppers is spicy. The occurrence of pungent fruit is induced by such factors as illumination, and other stress may predispose the peppers to turn spicy.
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 15th - 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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