Maintenance Week !
We are trying to catch up on maintenance of the fields as well as transitioning from summer to fall crop planting.
Our direct seeding into the old garlic beds is not working as planned as the plants just seem to not want to produce as well as we had hoped for. The exception is the beets which are doing well. At least ½ bed of cilantro is also coming along nicely.
During the week during a maintenance day, Farmer Rich was brush hogging between the rows and low and behold a coil section of hose was twisted around the blades. Now we have to add the brush-hog repair to our list of things to do!
Franklin Greenhouse Report:
We have not rolled over the beds yet in the greenhouse though we hope we can this week. The eggplant continue to produce well and are more productive this year than last. The hot peppers are doing well except for the ghost pepper plants. We have a variety of sweet pepper (Blushing Beauty) that we have been saving the seed since the seed went out of commercial production over the last few year. These plants are doing great and we anticipate have our own great seed source for full production in the future.
We had tried Peppinos (an eggplant relative, often referred to as garden eggs) and okra in the Franklin greenhouse but they both are lacking production. We are always trying to come up with something new and sometimes it works and other times it doesn’t.
From the Fields: The Heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers are producing on schedule and the tomatillos will be ready soon. The variety we have this year is “extra large” so all you salsa makers will be very happy.
The back field’s cabbage and Brussels sprouts are looking good mostly due to Michael tweaking the irrigation system. The cukes, chard, cherry tomatoes, new plantings and the sunchokes all have benefited from the irrigation system change. Our lettuce beds should be ready to harvest for next week and the winter squash should start coming in in about two weeks.
Weather Report: We did receive about ¾” of rain Saturday night and some fell previously in the week as well. We are still irrigating to keep all the crops happy!
The days have been super-hot and humid and during these days we stop field work early in the day. The crew then goes to the shaded picnic area to clean garlic for delivery.
Upcoming Events:
Heirloom Tomato Tasting –An Annual Taste of Summer at the Hoboken Historical Museum – August 30 - 1-5 pm 1301 Hudson Street. Join us for an afternoon of tasting a few dozen varieties of heirloom tomatoes and farm fresh produce will be available as well.
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