The garden beside our house is wild these days. Quite a greeting as you venture into the farm.
The farm is in full swing right now and looks beautiful, every corner cared for and organized. Some crops are finishing (broccoli and cauliflower), others are coming into their glory days. The crew is working full days. It’s nice to have easy weather now, 70-80 degrees F. They are striving to keep up with the needs for the whole farm plus pick and pack far more produce. We’ve dropped the salad mix from our “product line” for the second year to help even out the workload.
Paul is always working to restore and improve soils. The rock crusher has been busy lately. It makes a quite nice pinging chorus if you are far enough away. As you approach you can feel the ground vibrating through your shoes and dirt and rocks are flying everywhere.
Coming Soon! Heirloom tomatoes growing under the greenhouse tables. We just had our first, ripe, pink Brandywine, last night!
Rows of red onions are drying in the shade. Properly grown and cured dry onions should be good through the winter.
Summer cover crop, buckwheat, has emerged after just 4 days!
I see a painting…
One of the inescapable features of our landscape is the old Shamrock cement plant to our west. Some friends of ours just bought it! I’ve always wanted to paint it’s portrait!
July 16th, 2013 at 8:24 am
Candi, What’s going to happen to the old cement plant?
July 16th, 2013 at 11:09 am
Hi Joanie, The cement plant has been sold to some folks that work in marble, which they cut and install in homes. I believe that some of the equipment will be dismantled and used at other Shamrock plants. We’ll see!
July 20th, 2013 at 7:10 am
Anyone have advice on what to do with onions after they are pulled? Thanks.
August 1st, 2013 at 12:59 pm
Hi JM,
Hi JM, Onions can be used right away. Here the onions and shallots are pulled, laid on the ground in rows, then moved to a shady spot to dry for up to a month. They are ready when the tops are completely dry. Pull off the tops and loose dirt and store them in a cool, dry place. The correct varieties of onions will keep for months.