Farm Tour this Weekend and Harvesting the First Arugula of the Season
We have something very exciting to share with you! We’ll have the first arugula of the season for you at the Farm Stand this weekend! This arugula is tender with a nice spicy bite and is perfect for whipping up a salad or adding it to sandwiches, pasta dishes, omelets, and more. If you want to sample some, we highly recommend coming to our Farm Tour this Saturday, September 30th, at 10:30am. You’ll also get an exclusive preview of all of the crops we have growing for fall. Our tours are open to the public and free of charge so we hope to see you there!
The arrival of fall means it’s time to reactivate some of our tarped beds! These beds were covered with a tarp at the end of the tomato season to help combat nutsedge and other weeds that can be very aggressive during the summer season. Since the weather will be cooling down soon, we’ll be planting this block with some delicious cool season crops. We had kale and collards here last year so we’ll be changing it up and planting our first round of heat-tolerant broccoli and cauliflower.
This fall we’ll be experimenting with transplanting our beet crop rather than direct sowing it in place. Transplanting beets can enhance the productivity of an individual bed and increases the likelihood of having consistent, large, and beautiful beets. Last week we sowed beet seeds (pictured above) in transplant trays in the greenhouse. We planted a mix of golden, red, and Chioggia varieties. Once these germinate and get in a couple of weeks of growth, we’ll be able to transplant them in the high tunnel!
In Season at the Farm Stand: Arugula (new), Radishes (new), Long Beans, Malabar Spinach, Armenian Cucumbers, Eggplants, and Okra.
