Spring is in the air!

I continue to be very busy: turning over rye and clover planted last fall; succession planting more salad greens, oriental greens, parsley, radishes, peas in both the greenhouse and outside; planning the beds and plantings for this season; starting new varieties in the greenhouse: kale, celeriac, mustard greens and even tomotoes (these are a little early, but hey, you never know!) The peas, radishes, mizuna and arugula I planted outside February 25th are up and looking good.

Last week the organic Russian Banana Fingerling potatoes I ordered arrived. These are expensive but from everything I have read about them are well worth it. Apparently they taste great, have great texture and are in demand by chefs at chic restaurants. Fingerling potatoes don't look like conventional potatoes, instead they look like gnarly witches fingers!

This weekend is the One Straw Society's Seedy Saturday. I will be manning the membership desk in the morning but also hope I have time to shop. This is a great event to find locally grown unusual and heirloom seeds. Seedy Saturday is at the Roberts Creek School on Saturday from 10-3pm.