Week 4

We got up and out of the house early this morning to harvest broccoli and lettuce for you all in addition to our wholesale orders.  I love the sunshine and the heat but not all the vegetables enjoy it as much as I do.  The cool nights help reduce the heat stress and the spell of hot weather is brief.   I suspect most things will be fine, but we didn't want to take a chance on the broccoli.  It has been in short supply for the last couple weeks.  For the CSA and markets we harvest most things on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  That means that between Friday and Monday the veggies have an extra day to grow.  We try to take that into account on Friday.  For example, we pick zucchinis a little smaller than we would on Monday or Wednesday.  When there is a hot spell over the weekend we sometimes make an exception and do some Sunday harvest so we don't loose vegetables.  In the case of the broccoli it has the potential to start bolting.    If you didn't realize it, the broccoli head is nothing more than a large cluster of flower buds.  If left too long the head begins to spread and the little green beads form yellow flowers.

On the plus side the warm weather crops like field cukes and tomatoes should get a nice little push.

Lettuce - Little Gem Romaines - Wednesday may get red little gems which grow a little larger a but I think there enough green ones for everyone.  They are cute, crunchy and easy to eat.
Broccoli
Strawberries - last call
Red Scallions
Snap Peas
Zucchini - Small Only
Turnips- Large Only
Spinach - Large Only

Have a great week.