I have not written lately as we have been busy and I figured you could easily identify all of the veggies you were finding in your CSA Boxes. And besides we have been busy having fun on the farm! There is nothing like harvesting your own meal to get kids to try something new.
The garden has been growing like crazy! Check out the tomato plants behind this invisible deer fence in the photo below. Robert keeps tying the plants up to the stakes as they increase in height. They are late, but there will be tomatoes!
The heat has been having an effect on the garden. For example, on the left is a large cauliflower head from the first wave and on the left is a small cauliflower head from a wave affected by the high temperatures. The same thing applies to the broccoli heads.
This was one of the later broccoli varieties. Still there is a noticeable difference in the size grown under the cooler, ideal temps vs. the hot days. Actually, we are coming to the end of both of these vegetables; but it has been a great run this season!
In the upcoming boxes there will be a mix of the last of the broccoli and cauliflower and kohlrabi plus cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, summer squash, zucchini, and patty pan squash.
And coming soon will be lots and lots of green beans and the best potatoes you have ever tasted! Welcome to the summertime harvest in a very good growing season! Oh and don’t worry, children are NOT allowed to ride in the back of pickup truck . . . besides, it is usually full of veggies.
If you did not join our CSA earlier, but wish you had done so, please send me an email. The garden is plentiful this year and we could add your family for the rest of the harvest season!
Cane Creek Asparagus & Company CSA 