I’ve been picking, washing, baking, and all the usual Friday things. Today, we needed to make time to repair the tractor (the part arrived late last night), so I’m a little behind schedule. Nothing has been weighed or packaged, but it’ll all get done. No pre-orders tonight, please
Please note that I’d like to close up at 11:30. As soon as lunch is finished, I’ve got to get down to Rescued in Silvis to restock some things in my display and drop off a raffle basket for them. And, there are some things that need attention outside when I get home. That extra 30 minutes should make sure that I get to Rescued early enough to make a difference.
Sunday, a friend is coming over to help me have a plant pulling party. Not really a party, but some of the big tomatoes that are finished are easier with another pair of hands. Today’s tomato picking cleans out many of the plants. These are the last of the salad and San Marzano tomatoes for certain. There are still some slicers and heirlooms coming, if they can ripen in the shorter days. There may be a few more pounds of cherry tomatoes and Romas coming next week, too.
Cucumbers didn’t get pulled a couple weeks ago because it rained and then again on that Sunday, so I have a handful of weird shaped cucumbers, but they will get pulled this weekend to hopefully signal to the squash bugs to take a hike! Insect pressure continues to be high and there are cucumber beetles and squash bugs looking for food in all the crops and it’s frustrating. The organic control has not been very successful on these hardy insects.
There are a few new things for tomorrow, and quite a bit of baking took place this week!
Menu:
Beans $4 per pound
Cucumbers .50 each (I think there are 5 or 6)
4 Swiss chard $4 per bag
Bell peppers (red and green) .75 each
Carmen peppers (red and green) .75 each
Banana peppers .50 each
Jalapeno peppers (lots!!) .25 each
Mystery peppers .25 each (mild at green, hot at yellow, mild at red – clearly not what I ordered)
6 Large slicing tomatoes $1.25 each
Small slicers (lots) .50 each
Small heirloom .50 each
4 Cherry tomatoes $3 per 1# basket
1 Salad tomatoes $4 per 1# basket
Roma tomatoes (not weighed yet) $1.50 per 1# basket
1 San Marzano tomatoes $2 per 1# basket
$2 baskets of small tomatoes
3 Pattypan squash .75 each
These fall squash should sit for at least a week to finish developing their flavor:
6 Acorn squash $2 each (more will be coming)
4 Spaghetti squash $2 each (2 servings per squash from this variety)
6 Mini white pumpkins (edible) $1 each
8 Coffee cakes (plum jam center) $4 per mini cake
8 Banana & walnut breads $4 per mini loaf
15 Dark chocolate biscotti $1 each
6 Cardamom cookies $3 per bag of 16 small cookies
Chai latte mix $5 per 12 ounce package
Jams $5 per half pint jar
Dill relish $5 per half pint jar (3 left)
Granola: Strawberry, Almond blueberry, Maple applesauce, Apple walnut, banana $5 per 1/2# bag
I hope to pick some flowers for $1 bouquets, but we’ll see how the timing works
Let’s get together in the morning and enjoy a mild Saturday morning (unlike last Saturday). Hope to see you here!