I never thought I would be seeding green beans the first week of May this year, but I did just that yesterday. Since the first half of April, the night temperatures have been quite warm...similar to last year's late May and June. I just couldn't resist getting a couple early plantings in. An early round of tomatoes will also go in the ground early next week. The thought of green beans in June and tomatoes by mid-July was just too tempting!

Artichokes were planted yesterday and potatoes will go in the ground over the weekend as long as it doesn't rain too hard today.

The online farm stand is now open for ordering today for Friday pick-up from 6:00-8:00 PM. No produce is available yet (still 2-3 weeks away), but several varety of brassica and tomato starts are available for your home gardens. Flower, pepper, and cucurbit (zucchini, summer squash, melon, winter squash, pumpkin, cucumber) starts will be available later in the month. All starts were raised using organic methods...no synthetic fertilizers or sprays besides a little fish to give them an extra boost. Hours and days (Tuesday night will also be a pick-up night) will be extended for pick-up in future weeks (likely June).

Note to CSA members: Your pick-up point is your 1st choice. I will be mailing out your receipts and pick-up point location details within a week. Also, if you have any recipes for the CSA's weekly recipe sheets, please e-mail Sue Case, the farm's recipe guru, at scase@greengardensfarm.com. She would love to have them in advance of the season starting (remember, the first boxes go out Tuesday, June 9).

See you soon!

Trent

An artichoke nestled nicely in straw (for mulch to control weeds and to reflect sunlight, artichokes hate the heat of Michigan summers) after yesterday's planting...