Thursday, 15 May 2025
9:52 a.m.
Still available:
Eggplants.
2 oregano plants.
One carton of farm fresh eggs!
Lacinato kale ‘Dazzling Blue’
There are still plenty of eggplants.
No more pepper plants for now.
(Other pepper varieties will be ready soon. They need to grow a little more before leaving home.)
WILLS FARM fresh eggs, $3 per half dozen in the donation box, please. For you from Margaret, Quinn, Ruth Carol, Sybil and Tia.
THANK YOU to the person who adopted the very last 2 tomatillo plants!
Some basil will be out soon. I’m looking at the weather, and it doesn’t seem warm enough consistently to release the basil plants yet. I also have some Italian parsley coming along.
In a few days, I’ll be planting squashes, melons and cucumbers. They grow fast.
A unique way of handling tomato plants when the sunniest spot is the driveway.
WILLS FARM fresh eggs, $3 per half dozen in the donation box, please. For you from Margaret, Quinn, Ruth Carol, Sybil and Tia.
Please note: These plants are offered straight out of the greenhouse. They are not hardened off. You can harden them off by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions for a week OR (as I do) plant them in the garden right away and give them a little protection for a week.
My donation box will be out. Your help with the cost of seeds and supplies is most appreciated!
Thriving in the garden now are (front to back) mini cabbage ‘Alcosa’, Chinese cabbage ‘Red Trumpet’, and mini butterhead lettuce ‘Tom Thumb’.
Tomatoes protected by makeshift little greenhouses in the garden. I close up the tops at night. You can also use this method with peppers and eggplants.
Kohlrabi stems are beginning to swell.
Did you know that very young pepper plants assume a sleeping position at night? They raise up their leaves which are in a horizontal position during the day. Also, different varieties of pepper go to sleep at different times.
Newly planted vegetable starts covered.
Tips to ensure success when planting.
Birds like vegetables, too! (But not as much as rabbits..)
If you see this zig zag pattern of cuts on the edge of leaves, that is from birds. Notably (last year) they seemed to avoid the red lettuces entirely.
Mini cabbage ‘Katarina’ looks like this when ready to harvest. They are delicious!
Rabbit in the yard next door. - WILLS FARM
Rabbits also like vegetables!
Remember to protect your vegetable plants from rabbits. They really enjoy fresh greens.