Thursday, June 2, 2011

Heat Wave!

The weather has reminded us once again how quickly things can change. A few days in the 90s (in May!) have thrown some of our crops for a loop. Some of the lettuces bolted (turned bitter), the sugar snap pea pods are growing flat and elongated (more like snow peas), and plant beds are drying out. It was only a short while ago that the entire lower field was too wet to plant in!

The good news is that the larkspur are blooming, an event we look forward to every year. They produce beautiful spikes of purple flowers, and we also have pink ones that start just a little later than the purples. We've gotten the first flowers on our tomato plants, and the blackberries and raspberries are starting to form.