The peas are finally blooming and we look forward to having some to pick by next week. When it's time, those of you doing U-Pick will find small paper bags in the barn along with instructions where to pick when they're finally ready. The peas, string beans and cherry tomatoes for those of you not doing U-Pick will be in the barn along with the rest of the pick up items. Again, for your convenience, you may do your U-Pick when you come for your share, or any day or time during daylight hours.

We've continued to plant more succession crops of lettuce, chard, pole beans and bush beans. A little rain here and there has helped us with our irrigation, and everything in the field seems to be doubling in size daily.

Now that almost everything is in the ground, we're engaged in the neverending warfare with the weeds. We find that early and frequent weed control is much easier than trying to tackle a weed-choked garden, so everyone keeps plugging away, one row at a time. Once some of the crops are established, we're planning to experiment with planting clover in the foot paths. We've read that this will smother the weeds without interfering with crop growth, and actually helps retain moisture and adds nutrients to the soil, so we're anxious to see how that works. It will be comfortable to walk on, at least.

We're working with our neighbor, electrician Pete Woodbury, who is installing 200 amp electrical service in the barn. (The house and barn are still on 60 amp service with those old-fashioned glass fuses, which get blown all the time by our power hungry equipment.) What that means for you and us, is that very soon we will have adequate refrigeration in the barn! Once it's installed and hot weather comes, no more iced-filled coolers. Instead, we'll fill the Coke cooler you see with the fragile greens and lettuces. We'll also keep the eggs in there, and any surplus vegetables for sale. Prices will be posted. We will use the honor system, and will keep the cash box out so you can make change. Flower bouquets will be available soon for sale too!