Ready for tomorrow

We are all packed up and ready to go tomorrow.   We filled up two coolers with veggies.

Flood Irigation

It is a good thing the back garden drains well.  We over watered the upper garden a bit and the lower garden ended up getting a nice soak too.

Still going strong

     We have a new item this year, the artichoke.  We had no idea how much space it would take up but it is currently producing  7 artichokes.   We will have a few for sale this week.  We also have lots of eggplants growing after the plants got a good soak.  Other things for sale this week are:  fennel, green onions, snow peas, Swiss chard, beets, and lots of herbs.  We can also pick some lemons.  

April 7th

All went well this Saturday.    We sold out of almost everything and we had a few new visitors.  Many of the vegetables are too big for the little store so we set out a table topped with fresh beets, fennel, and onions.   Our next date will be April 21rst.  We should have more beets, onions, fennel, chard, artichokes, snow peas, and lots of other yummy stuff.  Lexi will post a few pictures from the garden this week.  Thanks to all the friends and neighbors who came to see us.

Getting ready for the store

After we harvest the vegetables and herbs, we wash them and bundle them up.  Here is the Swiss Chard drying out and bundled up.

Bees Bees Bees

We found a huge hive in the tree in front of the house today. Here is a close up picture.

There are always so many bees in the garden, especially the lavender and the rosemary.  I guess they wanted to move in.  I located a bee removal company that saves the bees if possible and gives them to bee keepers.  I would like to think that this will be the fate of our hive.  I wouldn't banish them if I didn't have to.  We always work alongside the bees and they never bother us.    We are going to do the store on Saturday morning at 8:30.  We were not sure if we wanted to do it this week with Easter coming up but we have so much nice stuff in the garden to pick and we need the practice.  Come by and visit Lexi this Saturday for beets, carrots, tomatoes, onions, Swiss chard, and lots of herbs.