Week 15, 2014-15

We are in the transition time at the farm.  I always seem to have a small bump in the production road at this time when last cold transitions immediately to summer heat.  The plants are experiencing freezing temperatures one week and then 90 degree days the next week.  It is too cool to plant warm weather crops in the field for fear of cold damage and then the cool season crops get too hot and fare poorly.  It would be nice with a moderate spring weather that transitions a little more slowly into our hot summer-like weather.  I guess I would probably have to move to another location to farm in that kind of weather.

We have planted all our corn and some of our beans last week.  I hope to plant some okra and a few more beans this week.  Last week I planted squash and zucchini again.  Our watermelon seedlings are starting to germinate (yes I am trying watermelon again) and we will try out some butternut squash.  I hope to plant some pumpkin and some eggplant again this week as well.  We also have a few more leek seedlings to plant out.  A lot of work for this next week!