Lots of fresh veggies in the box this week – eliminating the need to pad boxes with eggs (sorry!). Our poor weather troubles continue to challenge us. Apparently this is the coldest April and May since 1950. The cold and wet conditions generally don’t promote growth in most plants. They also favour our arch-nemesis – the small milky garden slug (Deoceras reticulatum), which has been a real problem for our germinating carrots, and brassicas.
Thank goodness for the big greenhouse, which is now fully planted and from which we are now tentatively harvesting basil. Without this dry, warm growing environment I’m not sure what we would be able offer later in the season. With it – barring some sort of ‘act-of-God’ – we should be able to provide a reasonable supply of warm season veggies.
Full Share Box: Salad greens; rhubarb; minicor and Napoli carrots; basil medley (Siam Queen, Genovese, and globe basil); edible flowers; French breakfast radishes; cilantro; and bay leaves.
Partial Share Box: Salad greens; minicor and Napoli carrots; chives; and French breakfast radishes.
Hi Derek
This week’s box is sure looking heavy on the herbs. We just can’t use that many (and I don’t even like cilantro or basil :-) If this catches you in time before harvest, please hold back on the herbs so that they don’t end up unused.
Sylvia
Sorry Sylvia, the box was already packed. You don’t like basil? No pesto? Too bad. For us, basil and pesto is the taste of summer.