Spring Planting
Now that we’re past what was hopefully our last freeze of the season, we’re shifting our focus to planting! This is always an exciting point in the season as we begin to see all of the vacant beds fill up with spring varietals. Here’s what we’ve planted so far this week:
Tomatoes – This is one of our favorite crops so it was definitely a joyous occasion to see tomatoes in the field again! Within the five rows that we planted, there’s a mix of slicer, paste, and cherry varieties. Here are some of the tomatoes you can look forward to enjoying: Marmalade (an orange slicer), Sakura (a red cherry), Granadero (a red paste), Berkeley Tie-Dye (a green and red slicer), and Sungold (an orange cherry).
Summer Squashes – We’ll be planting multiple successions of summer squashes throughout the spring. The first round is a combination of Green Machine zucchini and yellow crookneck squash. We can’t wait to see our pollinators buzzing around the beautiful squash blossoms!
Flowers – To lend some beauty to the farm and provide a source for cut flower bouquets, we planted a couple of rows of flowers. Some of the flower varieties are edible, too! Among the varieties planted are cosmos (pictured below), zinnias, nigella, nasturtium, and orlaya. We’ll also be planting sunflowers as well.
Scallions – Not to be confused with the spring onions we’ve been harvesting, scallions lack the ability to develop a bulb. They have a mild onion flavor with hints of garlic. Even though they look tiny in the photo below, we’ll be harvesting them in no time!
In Season: Bok Choy, Romaine Lettuce, Rainbow Chard, Spinach, Salad Mix, Radicchio, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Spring Onions, Radishes, Shelling Peas
