The weather is definitely transitioning us to fall both rapidly, but also gently. We got enough rain this week to not have to irrigate, and it was a drizzly harvest day like we haven’t had in quite a while. Temperatures are still decently warm, which is good for a few things, not as good for others. It looks like next week we’re back to more sun for a few days and that provides a little window for planning some overwintering crops for next spring’s harvests: green onions, favas and shallots.
Taking a guess at what we’ll have in the next shares here are some candidates: lettuce, spinach, arugula, daikon, beets, collards, leeks. Sweet peppers might hold on for other round, same goes for tomatoes. On the farm stand we should have some fennel and maybe a few bunch greens other than collards. I haven’t figured out if we have enough winter squash for everyone but if not it’ll be on the farm stand. It’s a bit of a tricky time of year in the harvest department because there’s a lot that is ready to harvest, but a lot of that we need to try to store in the ground for the rest of the fall and winter shares so it’s a bit of a guessing game as to what will hold best for future shares. This is where colder weather might actually be better for somethings as it helps slow them down!
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