Week 8, Season 2014-15

The season is progressing rather quickly this year and we are now approaching week eight.  I have been watching our strawberries start to ripen up and I have had the good fortune to randomly pick a few tasty, precocious fruit that are ready; one of the perks of doing all the work myself.   aside from sharing with the insects and pests, I can eat the first ones that are ready.

first strawberries

The covercrops are finally in on all the other fields to grow organic matter for the future.  We had a late start but hopefully the past rains will encourage the crops to grow.  Rye, ryegrass, and trying clover again.  Clover didn't do well last time I tried it.  I'll give it another shot.

Tomatoes and peppers are ripening, one here and one there.  I have been looking forward to the tomatoes.  It should be soon, maybe a few weeks.

Eggplants are still surviving the winter, but no fruit as of yet.  I am starting to get a little jittery about planting our potato crop as it has been so warm.

Nate and I have been thinking about digging a small pond for tilapia for the harvest of next year.  We haven't figured out how to feed them everyday.  So we are still in the thinking phase.

cool colored roots

conjoined twins turnips