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| Earlier this week. It was so, so vibrant! |
This morning as I was packing our car readying for our Tuesday morning deliveries to the co-ops, members and Birchwood Cafe, I thought for the hundredth time this season, I can't believe we are growing and delivering these beautiful flowers. We're living the dream. It's so wonderful. I love it. It's also a steep growing curve as we head into week 3 of our second and largest growing season.
Everything is beginning to bloom in earnest. We're already into our 4th sunflower planting. They were spaced 2 weeks apart. This is week 3. Hmm. The 1st and 2nd plantings of the snapdragons have rounded out and are entering the beginning of the end. We'll leave the plants in the ground because they will give us a second flush of blooms, not sure about the quality but we'll try it. The lisianthus is planted in the caterpillar tunnel (a small, temporary plastic high tunnel) and we still have a bunch of room so I think we're going to try a late run of vibrant orange and red lilies, or maybe cutting mums. The weeds this week were suddenly totally out-of-control in some areas, but we called in a grandma for child care and hammered out some serious hand weeding today with awesome and totally satisfying results. I LOVE hand-weeding. I know, it's weird. It's just so gratifying to see the immediate results of one's work. And, in the next few days we'll see the freed plants flourish, and that is a beautiful sight too. We've finished one wedding, and have one this weekend, and two, along with the Eat Local Farm Tour, next weekend. It's a busy month filled with good things and people.
Well, dear members, that's what's happening down here. Hope you are all well. Please come to the Eat Local Farm Tour on July 19th. We'd love to see you and your family and friends. Also, keep August 16th on your calendar, 4-7pm. We want to celebrate you.
Have a great week!
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