It got real cold, y’all On the last night of October the temperature dipped into the twenties and spelled doom for the tomatoes, pepper, and eggplant. It was time to say goodbye, anyway. Unfortunately, and quite unexpectedly, it also froze the broccoli and the bok…
We were scrambling today to get a bunch of harvesting done ahead of a rainy day tomorrow and then plummeting temperatures. I promis e a newsier newsletter next week. Your shares today feature giant kohlrabi! I am particularly excited about this kohlrabi because last fall…
We’ve been enjoying some company lately. My mother, Guin, has been here for her semi annual visit. Randy’s mother, Connie, was able to visit for a week. And my dad, Sterling, made it out for a few days for our Fall Party. Cooper has been…
If you’ve been keeping up with this newsletter, then you already know this has been a challenging year. I saw a couple pictures of our farmers market display from a year ago, when it was beautiful and piled high with all kinds of vegetables. It…
The seasons changed overnight. Gone is the hot, dry summer weather that bled all the way through September and into October. Several inches of rain settled the dust and soak the ground. The rain did more than just water the crops. When necessary, and it…
Some Very Hungry Caterpillars I knew the armyworms were coming when the purslane started to disappear. Maybe I didn’t know, but I suspected. I said to myself, “that looks like armyworms. I bet this fall is going to be a rough one.” But that was…
Coming Soon: Sweet Potatoes It’s September, so where are the sweet potatoes? The sweet potato patch has looked better than ever this year. Somehow it has stayed relatively weed free with just one quick hand weeding earlier this summer. My dad planted them when he…
Some very small helpers I came across some creatures while harvesting today and that got me thinking about pest management. While I was picking the long beans I saw two praying mantises. I don’t often see mantises in the field, so it was a…
