Day 62

New things a brewing! Today we started out with trellising the tomatoes in lower field, which took 3 1/2 hrs, not good times, but good that we have it done...for now. Those plants are shooting way up there! Erica took a before shot of the soon to be trellised tomato trees, then was so tired forgot about the after shot (I forgot my camera all together). Ripe tomatoes coming soon...Oh and after shots of trellising so you can message how great they look.

After that, we headed on to plant lettuce in the hoop house. We prepped the beds then transplanted three different varieties. This lettuce got a fancy shade cloth because it's not a summer crop and needs the shade. I agree with the lettuce, too hot, it was about 100 degrees in the hoop house today. I would have bought air conditioning today if it had been possible. They need people on the road selling air conditioning for your house, car, hoop house Fantastic idea #238746.

Is there room under there for two, lettuce?

Pretty Beans...green ones

Wild Tomatillo

 Lunch break for all, then I went to harvest with Cory while the others transplanted more sweet potatoes. You see, market is tomorrow instead of Saturday. There's an event at the church where we have our market this Saturday, so they switched us to Friday night 4-8. I'll be going on that adventure. There's supposed to be an Iron Chef Competition and it's also supposed to rain, more on that tomorrow though. While harvesting green beans I ran right into an Asian wonderland plant, okay, it's not really called that but it should be with those little lanterns. It's a wild tomatillo, a weed, but a cool one and contains cancer-fighting compounds and has been linked to the cure for cancer! Move over garlic flower, I got a new favorite plant...weed. We finished up harvesting komatsuna, cauliflower, broccoli, kale and garlic for market and called it a day.

I love them

ps, Erica and I cooked the kohlrabi tonight and it turns the water purple, which is about the only awesome thing about it. Raw it tastes somewhat like a cabbage, mashed it just didn't cut it. It looks cool, but buy a potato.