It was a full shift of harvesting this past week: eggplants, cucumbers, green peppers, hot peppers, and some fennel. The eggplants were huge and very prolific. I had weeded these eggplant plants weeks ago and it was worth it. Harvesting cucumbers are a bit of a chore since they like to hide, and similar to beans, if the fruit is allowed to grow too big, the plant will shut down its production. We harvested the three varieties in the row (over 200 cucumbers) and more were on the way.
The green peppers were ready and sometimes they grow really close together. A few were turning reddish. The other peppers (Hungarian hot wax, Czech black, and Jalopeno) were all healthy and full grown.
We took a few minutes to walk in the mini-corn field; it was amazing to see the width of the stalks and the corn coming out. We should start to harvest soon.
PS The onions have completely taken over the greenhouse. They have been placed horizontally on every flat surface for curing. Their withered stalks are sneaking out of the burlap sack covering. We will have an "cured" or yellow onion (or two) in our shares for a long time.
Labor of Love
6 years ago
