(We are just now updating our webpage! This is the April 16 newsletter)

G’day all,

Finally, the weather is feeling like spring!

There have been some busy times here on the MiniFarm as we play catch up. Planting and tilling and getting the spring crops going at full speed.  It seems like every morning the growth of the plants doubles.


Is this the little mizuna I planted?

(To the tune of Sunrise, Sunset!)


Is this the baby bok choy?



Even the hot weather plants get to stay outside in the sun, but only during the day. The peppers, eggplants, tomatoes, basil, and okra (a new one for us) need the warm sun and exposure to breezes to harden off and grow sturdy stems. But, they cannot handle the cool temps of nights yet. So we bring hundreds of seedlings out in the morning and cart hundreds of seedlings back in at night.  This is not a favorite thing to do, almost as bad as weeding, but a necessary chore to properly prepare the plants for their future life outside. Oh, and also because our seedlings have definitely outgrown the seed starting lights!

One of two tables of seedlings.

We saw our first asparagus spear on April 10^th, and the crowns are now steadily increasing the number of spears a day. Don’t get jealous, but they are delicious! The more we pick, the more the plants will send up. The bed should be in full swing production within two to three weeks, just in time for our start of season. 

The strawberry plants are now loaded with blossoms. This has the potential to be an awesome year. Are you ready for strawberry shortcake?

Speaking of start dates, we should be able to announce the beginning of deliveries of the 2013 season by next week.  By the first or second week of May our spring crops should have grown enough to start harvesting.

Well, the sun has made an appearance today. Time to get back to work!
‘Till next time,

Jeff and Sandra