Zucchini or Broccolini, Pea Shoots, Baby Bok Choy, Radishes, baby Butter Lettuce, and crunchy Little Gem Lettuce.
It’s nearly July and we’ve passed the celestial summer marker, the Solstice. Our days should be heating up now, even though we’re losing a smidge of daylength every day. I hate to jinx it, but we’ve actually had some very nice rains and cool spells this season, a change from the last few hot and dry summers that seem to start in May and keep us feeling like California until October. These rainy spells remind me of the weather patterns of a decade ago, and I welcome it! Free water is the best water.
There is a ton of cultivating and weeding to be done after being away, chasing fireflies for 12 days. A lot of people have asked about the trip, and it was FANTASTIC! I need to write a separate post about all the things we saw, in addition to the fireflies in Tennessee, Missouri, and Kansas. So many beautiful insects, incredible landscapes, and a whole lot of national history AND natural history. I’ll get to that in the next few days. I am so grateful to everyone for their encouragement. It was truly remarkable, and I am really happy to have finally experienced fireflies for the first time. Thank you for encouraging me to go!
The greenhouses are filling up. Sadly the early greenhouse Sugarsnap Peas failed to thrive when it heated up a few weeks ago, but there is a very healthy stand of Sugarsnaps thriving out in the field and they’ll be ready before we know it. The Tomatoes, Peppers, and Eggplant are loving it indoors, however, and are starting to bloom. Cucumbers and Melons are going in this week. I’ve been filling up the prop house with trays that will become fall and winter food. The fields are full of growing rows, and the cut flowers are blooming.
I’m planning on spending the bulk of Saturday and Tuesday CSA pickup windows working in the cut flower garden, and it’s been such a pleasure to see everyone and chat! Please ask questions if you have them, and be sure to pick a bouquet. The blooms are really coming on now, with even more waiting in the wings.
In the next week, I’ll be opening up the cut flower garden to the non-CSA public, and they will be able to cut bouquets for a fee. Don’t worry though, CSA members don’t have to pay for flowers! The only exception to this is if a large quantity or flowers is wanted, perhaps for a wedding or other event. (Please let me know ahead of time if that’s the case.)
I’ve opened up 12 prorated CSA shares, since we are still under the critical mass I need to keep the mortgage paid, so please spread the word! Link to purchase Prorated 2025 CSA share.
And if the weekly CSA is too much food or too much commitment, I’ve opened up Pantry Builder subscription, for bulk pickups of green beans, tomatoes, pickling cucumbers, and more. Link to purchase 2025 Pantry Builder subscription
I wish health and wellness for you and your family in the coming season. And I look forward to seeing you soon.
Shelley
Whistling Train Farm 