We spent both mornings this weekend (early, before the bugs were hungriest) planting some crops at our Intervale Road Location. (Our other main production garden is on Tobey Road at Mom & Dad's house, and some of our herbs are grown on Upper Village Street daughter #1 Robin's....you did know there are really 8 of us, right HEHE)
Potatoes.......6 rows (125' each), about 10 different varieties (can anyone say French fingerlings)
Onions/Leeks/Garlic/Shallots/Scallions
Another 2 rows here (on top of the 3 rows and garlic crops already in existence at Tobey Road).
Another 2 rows here (on top of the 3 rows and garlic crops already in existence at Tobey Road).
We do grow some standard varieties, but love different colors and heirloom varieties of things. Have you ever even seen purple scallions in the grocery store, or onions that look like this?
(2008 Crop)
They are gorgeous, and you will savor the difference in taste that different varieties, which small farms can grow, will bring.
They are gorgeous, and you will savor the difference in taste that different varieties, which small farms can grow, will bring.
We also seeded our first plantings of beets, carrots, rutabagas, and parsnips.
It was a productive couple mornings. As soon as things are up, the whole garden will need to be mulched. This will help keep the weeds down, but also keep the soil warm and moist.
There's always something to do.
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