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Hello,
This week's up and down temperatures didn't faze the Sweet Corn Planner since it still is predicting the same date it did last week for the start of sweet corn season-July 16. I noticed that tassels are visible in the earliest variety in the first planted patch. This confirms the software's prediction.
I received my two author's copies of the July/August 2011 issue of Grit magazine that has my Pawpaw article in it. I plan on ordering additional copies to make them available at the market, although I recommend that if you are interested in the magazine that you pick up copies at Tractor Supply or Family Farm and Home or one of the local supermarkets.
We ate our first ripe tomato this week! It was a Sunsugar cherry tomato. They are as good or better than other years! Sunsugar, and our Little Red tomatoes which average 1-3/4 inches in diameter, are not only the first tomatoes we pick but are also perhaps the tastiest tomatoes we grow. Since Sunsugar are yellow cherry tomatoes, and not red, many people are turned off by them until they try them. Once eaten 99% of the people find them delicious and much tastier than the red cherry tomatoes they are used to. In just a few days we will likely be selling both the Sunsugar and Little Red tomatoes and in a week or so our supply of both should be rather good. While Sunsugar are a bit small to slice and put on a burger, you can get up to 4 slices out of the Little Reds.
The season is now progressing rapidly and this week will be the last week for both our Sugar and Snow peas so if you want them don't wait 'til next week or you will be disappointed! Both Sugar and Snow Peas freeze well so you can enjoy them all year long. We sell ½ bushels of each type of pea for less than half the price we charge, per pound, for our bags. We also provide, for the asking, an info sheet on how to freeze the peas. For those who are looking for the old fashioned shelled peas, you can shell the sugar peas-better yet just cut them into thirds and the pod (which is edible) and pea taste nearly identical to shelled peas. This saves time and eliminates the waste!
Also this week marks the start of our beet harvest. Our beet crop looks outstanding this year! This week we hope to have an abundance of zucchini and we plan on picking them everyday so they will be young and tender for a rather long time. We now are digging our red potatoes and we hope to keep a supply of both creamers and small to medium sized new red potatoes. They are as tasty as ever! Also available is our broccoli and a wide variety of flowers in pots along with herbs in pots. Also see the 2011 back issues of the newsletter for more information on our potted flowers and herbs.
Nashle!
Tom
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