Posted by Ashley | Posted in The Fields | Posted on 12-06-2013
This rain on and of with heat in between sure has been wonderful for the crops… The cabbage is looking wonderful and growing strong…
However it is this lettuce that has blown me away… Are you looking forward to making farm fresh salads?
These beautiful rows are now all filled with tomatoes and sweet pepper plants… I was so tired when we got done I forgot to take a after picture… so enjoy the before…..
Tomato Varieties Planted
– Big Boy – Early Girl – Glamor – Lemon Boy- Sweet Cherry- Roma- Jet Star
Sweet Red, Yellow, and Green Bell Peppers Planted too
This weekend brings the Harvest Patch crew much work in preparing the fields and planting veggies…. Joe plated sweet corn and ornamental corn seed last night…. He has the discs all hooked to the tractor to make trenches to hand plant the potatoes today… On Sunday the arrival of 48 flats of vegetables with 48 plants in each flat means we need to get 2,304 little baby plants hand transplanted into the soil….
If you do not have big plans for your Sunday and want to make the short drive out to the farm after 2 pm, we will be there planting, feel free to come get your hands dirty with us!!
Cabbages already tucked into the soil, growing strong
Hey I am under here just playing with my basket of toys while you guys work hard getting dirty!
There sure are many plants to get in the ground… We did most of this work last weekend, when the weather was so beautiful and warm…. and here is little A on the wagon full of plants, all hardworking Harvest Patch ladies wear pink Tu-tus to plant veggies… There are leeks to the right, Brussels sprouts and kohlrabi behind her…
A shot with a shadow…. we have Romaine, buttercruch, and head lettuces planted here… and a full wagon of cold crops ready to get in the ground…
Many Many rows (John is standing in the end off the rows you can’t see them all in this photo) of Purple, Early, Late, and Market Prize Cabbages getting a little drink of water from John… take note of the beautiful plowed earth in the back of the pictures, all areas waiting to grow beautiful vegetables for our CSA members
There is nothing better then the feel of mud squishing under my yellow rubber boots, and the sweet smell of sap ready to be boiled, on a crisp yet sunny Spring day…
Joe getting a feel for the sap, testing the sugar content…
Tools all lined up, easier to find the one you need
The Filter to make sure the syrup is as clean as clean can be before it gets bottled up….
Look at that beautiful Syrup in test batch bottles…
Fresh Maple Syrup for Sale… Email Ashley to order some available in pints, quarts and gallons right now
This beautiful winter has seen many changes to the Harvest Patch Maple Woods…. Joe has been working daily up in the woods to add a new system that will improve of sap yields, making for more delicious Maple Syrup…
Last weekend Aliza got to make her first trip into the woods… she ate snow, played with tree branches and enjoy the crisp weather…
Grandpa is that you? When can I eat this maple syrup?
This is a long walk good thing I get to ride with Dad…
Thank you so very much to all of our 2012 CSA members… We at the Harvest Patch have greatly enjoyed being able to provide you all with farm fresh local grown produce. We are thankful to the great West New York weather for our bountiful harvest… May you all enjoy your last bag filled with many squash , pumpkins and onions to enjoy well into winter…
Have a great winter, and we hope to see you again next summer!!!
May you all enjoy a beautiful summer 4th of July….
The plants do not take a day off for the holiday,
and with no rain yet,
still needed a drink today….
Only one more week to the first CSA delivery of the year!!!
