Evening stroll around the Farm

Greg perfecting the mountain unicycle.

We threw some free pumpkin seeds in hills in the middle of the summer, and planted a row of sunflower seeds from last year next to them.  Despite no time to weed, there are some small pumpkins growing, and the sunflowers brighten the field.

 I think I understand why pumpkins are planted in a patch now.  Though there were plenty of bees in the field, it seemed, and tons of blossoms, having them all in one, long row seems to make it harder for them to become pollinated either by wind or the bugs.  The amount of blossoms to the amount of fruit produced was a huge gap. 

I had good intentions of getting a picture of one of Greg's summer projects before the tomatoes all wilted and died, but at least you can see all 150' of what we had before the blight hit.  The tomatoes were all basically headed to the compost pile here, as Bill and Dianne had no room for any more up at the house, and from Ace hardware, as they were headed out to the dumpster.  Essentially free tomatoes that ended up in local restaurants, grocery stores, and at the local market.  It was a good experiment in growing, harvesting, packaging and marketing large quantities of produce in town, and brought in a little extra revenue for the summer.  

 

Our next joint effort: growing winter greens and selling them to the restaurants in town.

 

 

Mustard greens and Kale are popping up!  Now we just have to keep the turkeys from dusting in the high tunnel...