Boardtown Organics

  Well, for the first 17 days of May, it has rained 11 of 'em!!!!  Boy, it sure is wet!!!  The field crops either died or were stunted so I plan to replant as soon as it dries up.  With the weatherman is calling for rain this weekend, who knows when it will dry up!!! 

  The container vegetables are doing pretty good but they didn't like all the rain either!  The tomatoes are inbetween golfball and tennisball size.  All the peppers are blooming and even have small peppers on them.  The lettuces are growing like weeds, the squash and zucchini have small fruits on them, and the eggplants are forming blooms!  I just transplanted four varieties of cucumbers into containers and still have several varieties of peppers to transplant.  If not for the containers, we would still be scratching our heads wondering what to do!!!!  Greg

Planting Time is Here!!!

     After a very wet spring so far, we managed to get one of our fields dry enough to plant.  Here's the list of what's in the ground:

• Crookedneck Squash
• Straightneck Squash
• Green Zucchini
• Golden Zucchini
• Spaghetti Squash
• Blue Lake Pole Beans
• Kentucky Wonder Pole Beans
• Straight 8 Cucumbers
• Marketmore Cucumbers
• Okra
• Black Beauty Eggplant
• Little Finger Eggplant
• Broccoli
• Cauliflower

     In containers, we have 7 varieties of tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, red cabbage, green cabbage, napa cabbage, romaine lettuce, and bell peppers.  We still have seedlings in the greenhouse that are not quite ready for the outdoor world. 

     Stay tuned and we will keep you informed of the progress as our crops grow!!!!!  Greg

     Well, two days after the cold temps it turned warm....too warm!  On a mid-50's day - the greenhouse got up to 110 before I could vent the heat.......The heat took care of the cauliflower and broccoli.  I need to hurry up and learn how to regulate the temps or I'll be buying seedlings this year!

     The Rutger's tomatoes just started coming up along with some more broccoli an cauliflower.  No peppers, lettuce, eggplants or cabbage yet but we're having some really warm weather so things should start popping up everyday!

     Until next time........Greg