Finally some rain?

I am a total sun worshipper, so it is bizarre that I woke up this morning grateful that there is a sprinkle of rain on the ground! It has been a challenge to keep everything watered only because I have had to be so diligent about it, we have been at least a month without rain - very unusual for our region. Generally I'm pretty relaxed about watering plants, I believe that once they are mature you should let them 'search' for water thus building a good strong deep root system. That strategy would not have worked this Spring though! The sprinkle of rain didn't amount to much though, so still we wait for a decent rainfall to nourish the crops.

This past week has been busy (when is it not?!) mostly with weeding. The new field all of a sudden just sprouted a blanket of weeds that engulfed everything I had planted. Quite miraculous really! As well as hours of hoeing it took many more hours of hand weeding to get between the individual plants. Thank you so much to Sarah who volunteered to help with this, I'm very grateful as it made a long arduous job much more pleasant. Also Julie and Grace have spent time on the farm too so there is some semblance of order again now!

This week's veggies are:

. salad mix
. swiss chard
. garlic scapes
. baby carrots
. kohlrabi
. broccoli sprouts or sugar snap peas
. green onions
. radishes

For those of you who haven't eaten kohlrabi, I would recommend peeling it and then slicing it and eating it raw. A delicious unique snack.

The garlic scapes are delicous used just like regular garlic but also as a side dish themselves - just sautee in a little olive oil.