The arrival of January means it’s time to start our tomato seeds! We plan on having tomatoes in both our high tunnel and the field. We started seeds for our field tomatoes this week while we potted up our high-tunnel tomato seedlings (the photo above) that were started a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a selection of the tomatoes we’ll be growing this year: Pink Berkeley Tie-Dye (Farmer Alex’s favorite!), Black Krim, Sungold, Black Cherry, Cherry Bomb, and Big Beef.

We did a lot of direct-seeding this week to replenish what was lost in the freeze. Direct-seeding means that we planted seeds directly in place in our rows rather than starting them in transplant trays in the greenhouse. This method is helpful for planting root crops in addition to veggies we want to sow thickly like lettuce mixes. Here’s what we direct-seeded: arugula, salad mix, baby kale, baby bok choy, turnips, Pink Beauty radishes, and Purple Plum radishes.

We’re harvesting a lot of beautiful edible flowers at the moment! We have multiple varieties of nasturtium and stock growing, both of which yield delicious, edible blooms. Nasturtiums (the photo above) are members of the brassica family and they produce large blooms with a mild peppery flavor. Stock (pictured below) is also a member of the brassica family and produces spikes of small blooms that taste similar to a radish. Edible flowers can be added to salads or used as a garnish for cocktails or baked goods.

In Season: Spinach, Mini Little Gem Lettuce Heads, Cauliflower, Sprouting Broccoli, Kale, Cabbage Beets, Carrots, Fennel, Slicer Tomatoes, and Edible Flowers