We at least got to see sunshine this week, but even with sunnier weather, we still had torrential rains most days. After months of praying for the rain to stop, I’ve decided there’s no other option but to try to find the bright side of this less than ideal weather. As you may know, I love growing baby greens and the cooler, wet weather has created unusually agreeable conditions for growing salad mix and arugula at this time of year.
Growing baby greens in the summer can be a challenge, as they prefer cooler weather. Over my years of farming, I have found specific varieties of lettuce and arugula that can handle hot temperatures better and have my routine down of waking up early in the morning to harvest, which is essential for lettuce, which gets more and more bitter once the sun is up. Even with these tricks, though, summer lettuce mix is usually not as tender as it is in the spring and fall… until now! The last couple of weeks, with wet and relatively cool weather as the norm, I’ve harvested some of the nicest-looking and -tasting summer spring mix and arugula I’ve ever grown. The leaves are unusually tender for summer and I definitely encourage you to pick some up this weekend!
Check out our full harvest list below to see what else will be available at this weekend’s markets and we’ll see you there!
Farmers Katie & Mike
This week at the market:
- Eggplant
- Sweet peppers
- String beans
- Salad mix
- Arugula
- Garlic
- Onions
- Potatoes
- Carrots
- Beets
- Rainbow chard
- Slicing tomatoes
- Cherry tomatoes
- Cucumber
- Summer Squash
- Basil
Comments
Barbara Grogan
August 9, 2018Looking forward to buying greens this weekend. See you then!
lynn brownell
August 9, 2018That is great news about the tiny greens & arugula. I love both & I’m sure lots of people will be happy to see them at
this point in the season. So glad something is appreciating this ridiculous weather! Wish we were in town to
buy everything. Much different here in Duluth, MN. Tomatoes just coming into ripeness, blueberries still available,
lots of types of lettuce; an extra summer for us!
Larry Pitter
August 11, 2018Katie, what can be planted for Fall? And can the seeds be planted in small pots outside for later transplanting to beds?
Two Feet in the Dirt
September 5, 2018Sorry, Larry- only seeing this now. You can still plant fast growing things, like salad mix, arugula, baby kale, or radishes. At this point, it’s too late for transplants. For the future, though, for fall transplants, I usually don’t plant those in the ground any later than mid-August, so the transplants would need to be grown to a plantable size by then!