This past week we set out plastic 5-gallon buckets by the garden to grow some red potatoes. After chitting them in the window sill, we cut off the eyes and stuck them in some rich compost/dirt mix in the bottom of the buckets. As they grow, we will keep adding dirt and burying the plants, stimulating them to keep growing upwards. At the end of the season, we will dump them out and the buckets should be full of delicious spuds!
It continues to warm up out there and we are adding more and more seeds to the beds every week. So far we have several successions of leafy greens and root crops, different varieties of summer squash (including Patty Pans!), winter squash, and tomatillas. Yum! By the end of this week we hope to have some tomatoes set out under walls of water to protect them from any cold nights we still have ahead of us.
Also, keep your eyes peeled for the signs out by the road for when the farm stand opens. We will be selling tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash and melons that you can take home and plant in your own garden! Have a great week and enjoy the Spring weather!
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