Wind!

On Wednesday, Cinco de Mayo, four of us met in the field to do lots of transplanting.  We put in more brassicas: red and green cabbage, brussels sprouts, and cauliflower.  We also put in some lettuces, as well as cucurbits: cucumbers and summer squash.  It was a lot of bending over, and my back was getting weaker by the end of the day.

Also not helping was the wind.  It blew constantly, sometimes gusting so much I would have to readjust my stance.  The poor little seedlings could barely stand.  We planted the cucumbers and summer squash relatively deep so that they could withstand the pressure.  Just about everything got covered with remay to keep it warm and protected from the wind.  Putting in the remay was actually easier than usual as long as we worked with the wind and not against it.  The long pieces of cloth practically unrolled themselves.

Jake took this picture of me posing near the garlic, which is now flourishing.  We planted it in early November.  On the other side is where the CSA flower and herb garden is going to go.


As an added note, the high was in the 60s on Wednesday.  That gusty wind brought some colder air with it, and now it's been raining and in the 30s and 40s!  Let's hope the plants don't freeze.