We’ve started out with a rainy week that will most likely
continue through the weekend. This will
limit the amount of weeding we’ll be able to do - however, we’d almost caught
up with cultivation by the end of last week so we’re still in pretty good shape.
Thankfully Lisa’s mom Kathy, who was
here visiting from Michigan, toughed it out in the fields with us on Friday and
helped us bust out all of our potato beds!
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Kathy also cleaned out all of our flats! |
The lack of sun will also mean no hot showers
for awhile… but, I fear not – last season I unintentionally set the ‘no shower’
record at 9 days during an especially rainy period, and it actually wasn’t that
bad (fortunately I don’t have much of a social life out here). Looking back, I’d say that was probably on
the extreme side – I could have easily boiled a pot of water or used Bill and
Debra’s shower – but I think I was intent on having the full ‘barn living’ experience,
an urge, that has at this point, has passed.
We got a lot done this morning during our greenhouse
plantouts of cucumbers and tomatoes! In
the past, cucumbers have struggled with the amount of rain we get out here
developing what’s called ‘damping off’ – essentially: rotting of the stem. This year Bill watered the starts less in
hopes that they developed a stronger resistance to the disease. We will also eventually plant a bed of
cucumbers in the field, but without the extra protection and increased heat of
the greenhouse, they will ultimately produce less.
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| Lisa at the stand! |
Saturday Market has been great the past three weeks and it
feels refreshing to be out and about among familiar faces. Tomorrow
we return to Tuesday market with a small but beautiful load of salad mix, head
lettuce, and spinach!
That’s all for now!
Check.
-Rachael
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| Ashley explaing how to thin the beets |
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