19 May Mon 2014
Thoughts for Monday, May 19, 2014
We had a very successful beginning to our market season on Saturday at the Burlington County Ag Center in Moorestown. We sold out completely by noon although we had to stay for another hour or two so we talked to our customers who came a little too late to purchase anything. Better get there earlier next Saturday.
We were able to offer asparagus, baby kale, baby arugula, baby spinach and spring mix. The market opened at 8:30; by 9:30 we were 90% sold out! Some of our new CSA customers showed up to pick up their baskets so it was nice to meet new faces. These people are really excited by this new opportunity. I hope we don't disappoint them.
Things are shaping up nicely in the market gardens. The second planting of potatoes is up while the first planting is close to being ready to hill. The garlic looks fantastic and I suspect we'll being seeing scapes soon. The new row of radishes came up nice and straight. It likes a little more warmer weather than you think.
I applied Norwegian seaweed extract as a foliar drench to the peas, garlic and potatoes. This is the first time that I have used this product so I will be watching to see how well it works. I was very happy with the Garrett Juice Plus but the cost for the size of my operation makes that product prohibitive.