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This post expired on September 25, 2023.
Greetings,
The site is now updated for the week. We’ve added some spinach and cauliflower.
I put up a conservative estimate of how much spinach is available this week. If it’s sold out, but you would like some you can request it in the comment section of your order and if possible we’ll add it to your order.
I have about 10 small eggplant to offer and that will probably be it for the season. Hopefully (as always), it will do better next year.
There are plenty of purple peppers on the plants, but they’re getting smaller so I’ll provide two for one, if necessary.
The bull’s horn peppers are understandably popular when a ripe red. I can’t guarantee redness if a lot are ordered, but we’ll do our best.
Regarding potatoes, for those who are new to this market you might wonder what the roughness is that you find on the skin sometime. It’s called scab and is caused by a soil organism that does well in conditions favorable to most vegetables. Avoiding the problem would require having a more acidic soil. Because we rotate our crops we have to maintain conditions tending towards neutral rather than acidic. The potatoes can still grow well, but so does the organism that causes scab. Fortunately, the problem is superficial and doesn’t affect flavor, cooking, or storage qualities.
Happy Fall,
Tim