Catching Up

Sorry I haven't written in a while... last week I was very busy.  Last Monday, more interns came, bringing our total to 13!  This is 3 or 4 more interns than we had last year, so it's very exciting as we can get a LOT more work done.  We finished putting in the pea trellis, transplanted more broccoli and cauliflower, and put in the CSA flower garden.  This is the garden that CSA members can pick flowers and herbs from every week.

We caught up on our weeding, at least for the time being, by getting into the chard, beets, lettuce, spinach, and carrots by hand.   Of course, this won't last long as the weather has been both hot and rainy for the last few days, giving the weeds every chance to get bigger.

We got SO much done that a few of us even got to try our hand at seeding, which is something we rarely have time for.  Claire taught us how to use the Earthway seeder, which is a device that spits out seeds in a line.  It has discs that are different sizes for different seeds.  As usual Claire made it look very easy.  It's not difficult, but the pace of walking with it, the spacing of the bed, and keeping on top of it can be a bit tricky.  You literally must walk on top of the seed you just laid out so that it has good contact with the soil.  It's a bit like walking a tightrope only you're on lumpy soil.

The picture is our stellar crop of clover that we planted last fall amongst the hard squash.  You can see where the squash was, in between the rows of clover.  In the picture, it has just been mowed.  I guarantee that by now, the lines have filled in and the clover probably needs mowing again.  It's a place of pride on the farm as it's one of the only really lush looking crops right now.