It was colder, rainier, and cloudier on average in May. It was a less that desirable start to the season, but the fields are filling up and crops are popping out of the ground and transplants are heading out of the almost empty propagation house.
All the varieties of Winter Squash are out, leeks and onions had a good weeding this week, and the first round of head lettuce looks lush and ready to go to market. The beans germinated well in the cool, damp soil while the corn was replanted as we were hitting 60% germination and was rotting in the soil due to the conditions.
Tomatoes are flowering and cucumbers are starting to show up in the hoophouse. Potatoes are up out of the ground after hibernating for the last 3 plus weeks underground. We overcome our seedling issues earlier in the spring and have had some healthy plants that are awaiting transplanting out.
Things are starting to take shape and the weather is finally settled.
Our CSA will have a late start this season, currently we are looking at the week of the 20th.
Markets:
We are at the West End market every Saturday this month from 9am-2pm.
We are at the Kits market every Sunday this month from 10am-2pm.
We are at the North Vancouver market weekly starting Saturday June 18th, from 10am-3pm
We are at the Main St market weekly starting Wednesday June 29th, from 3pm-7pm.
Can’t wait to see you at the Lonsdale Quay!!
We are finally back this Saturday. We are so excited, we’ve missed everyone over on the North Shore. Karen, it is one of our favourite markets. Customers like yourself are so friendly and its a nice relaxing day.
See you Saturday!