The greening of the garden….
Even thought this planet is referred to as the “Blue Marble”, here on the MinFarm the color of the day is green, so very many shades of it. In the photo below you can see the range of greens from just one small area of the “leaf plot”.
The plants are taking advantage of the warm days and cool nights. The sun has not shown much but this does not seem to be hampering plant (and more so weed) growth. We are starting the transition from planting to maintenance of the spring crops, and starting to plant warm weather plants. Beans are in the ground, and we are still waiting for reliably warm weather for the herbs, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and cucumbers. These vegetables require temperatures above 50 degrees at night. Looking into the weather crystal ball, I see that we have a few nights ahead that will dip well into the mid 40s…. I will have bring this up with my consultant to see how much this will affect the plants.
Also we have started a new crop that we have not grown before. Below you will see what looks like a bucket of vines. This is a bunch of sweet potato slips, started from some locally sourced tubers. We will try our hands with them and see how they grow. If they do well, next year we may add sweet potatoes to our produce list.
They’re a vine, right? (Actually, they're related to the morning glory). Up the fence they go!
Well, I hear the chickens out back making their morning ruckus. They want out of their roost and into the pasture to tackle any non-suspecting bugs. We will see those of you in the spring season this week with your deliveries.
Till next time…..
Jeff & Sandra
