This week in the farm was a hot one! We are starting to transition out of the greenhouses and are doing a lot more harvesting in the fields. We harvested our first round of garlic scapes this week! I always enjoy garlic scape harvest; the smell of fresh garlic is always pleasant. We also had our largest harvest of strawberries and they are still coming in strong!
In the fields, we did a lot of weeding, as usual, and worked on some more specialized tasks. We trellised our first round of tomatoes and went on thistle patrol. Tomatoes are one of my favorite plants, so I am always excited to work with them. Pounding the posts to trellis with was hard work, especially on the hot days, but also very satisfying. Thistle is a spiky weed that can become quite pervasive on the farm. We are trying to get rid of it before it goes to seed. This involves weed wacking down thistle patches that we find in and along pathways.
Overall, it has been a good week filled with great conversations in the field and lots of water breaks to beat the heat!
Paige
