Tuesday, 22 April 2025
2:30 p.m.
Kale ‘Dazzling Blue’ is out on the farm table.
Also FRESH EGGS! ($3 per half dozen in the donation box, please)
WILLS FARM fresh eggs, $3 per half dozen in the donation box, please. For you from Margaret, Quinn, Ruth Carol, Sybil and Tia.
Plenty of vibrantly healthy tomato and tomatillo plants are on the farm table waiting to grow strong in your garden!
You must plant at least 2 tomatillos (different or same varieties) to ensure pollination and fruit set.
Go to the tomatillo page.
Go to the tomato and kale pages to see my offerings for 2025.
Soon: eggplants.
In mid May I will be planting seeds of cucumbers, squashes and melons.
Basil, peppers and eggplants are growing now in the greenhouse but not quite ready.
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!
Tomatoes protected by makeshift little greenhouses in the garden. I close up the tops at night.
Broccoli ‘Gemini’ in the greenhouse - WILLS FARM
After the rain shower Friday night, this organism sprouted from under the drip line in one of the raised beds! It’s about 4 inches across. According to fungusid.com, it is slime mold Brefeldia maxima (common name Tapioca Slime), often found in Europe and the UK but more rare in North America. Learn more.
Just hours later my pet slime mold has grown and changed appearance!
Kristi, take note: Sunday morning (one full day later from its original appearance in the garden), the slime mold has a much drier and browner surface and has shrunk slightly.
Dwarf tomato in the greenhouse. The “hairs” on the stem are called trichomes. They protect the plant from pests, reduce water loss, and shade the stem. - WILLS FARM
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.
Tomatillo plants are growing tall in the greenhouse - WILLS FARM
Yesterday I finished transplanting the little eggplants, as well as some pepper plants.
Mini cabbage ‘Alcosa’ in the foreground, kale ‘Mamba’ in the background.
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.