The last few days have been a frenzy of activity. The preparations around the wedding and then some bad weather (heavy rain) meant that I couldn't get to the gardens for almost a week. Wow, one week of warmer weather and moisture meant heaven for the weeds! All I wanted to do was plant plant plant but I had to split my time between weed weed weed! My friend Debbie helped me yesterday (how wonderful having friends who think it is fun to help me!) and now I'm feeling like I have my head above water so to speak!This week I also took a day off to go to Vancouver to take a load of furniture to my daughter's place (did I mention I am also moving this month?) and then took the opportunity to purchase some supplies so that I will be all set for the farmer's market in Gibsons that starts next month. I now have a canopy, display containers, ice packs for keeping produce cool, a collapsible table, weigh scale, and a new shovel.
Some of my produce is ready right now and won't last until the CSA program starts ie the pac choi and chinese cabbage. Also my first batch of arugula and mizuna have gone to seed. That is too bad because they look so dramatic and taste so good. I'll start a new batch and they will be available in about 5-6 weeks. They are a nice early season addition though, so note to self, next year I mustn't start them so early!
