The strawberries are finally here!! We should have enough for everyone who wants berries to get at least one clamshell this week. Over the next few weeks we will likely also be able to offer flats and half flats at bulk prices for members. Keep you eyes peeled on the "Extras" category. We are growing 2 varieties this year, "Sweet Anne" and "Albion". They're both excellent and due to it being hard to predict volume we can't guarantee which you'll receive, but hopefully you'll get to try each over the course of the season.
Sweet Anne comes on faster earlier then tapers off in production volume. It's a softer texture, more red all the way through, and is a bit more sweet-tart. I'd call the flavor more refined and complex. It seems to be preferred by our jam makers.
Albion is way less productive, but is just sooo sweet. Sugar lumps. It's firmer in texture, has a white center, and can have a hollow core.
Both berries start out the season enormously large. As the season goes on and the plants age the size gets smaller.
What else is new and what's coming?
Parsley is back on and we're harvesting the first of the Spring planted beets this week. Carrots, fennel, and cabbage are all very close and summer squash should be coming soon too.
We've also finished planting this year's dahlias and still have plenty of tubers. We aren't selling them at market, but we are offering dahlias for your gardening pleasure in the "Extras". Each bag will contain a clump of 4-6 tubers. You can plant the entire clump or divide them. Be sure to look up on the internet how to divide. Each tuber need to have at least one "eye" in order to grow. Plant 3-4' deep and don't overwater till you see sprouts. They like to be watered, but can rot in the spring if soil temps are still cool. Once they have a few leaves visible the chance of rot goes way down. In the Fall, dig them up and store them in cool dry place like a garage or garden shed to replant in the Spring. You can leave them in the ground while they're dormant, but gophers looooove to munch on them during the Winter.
