Fork & Knife

April 25th Plantings

Jordan Wax and I planted the following yesterday:

100' Toscano Kale (30 Baby/65 Bunching)
100' Yukina Savoy Tatsoi (21/45)
100' Winterbor Kale (28/60)
200' Red Russian Kale (25/50)
100' Redbor (28/55), Konserva (30/60) & White Russian (30/60) Kales
200' Sylvetta Arugula (25/50)
200' Tatsoi (21/45)
200' Champion Collards (30/60)
100' Runway Arugula (21/40)

Jordan is a talented local musician who acts as a nexus for several local bands including The People's Republic of Klezmerica who played at our wedding here on the farm. He will be helping me on Mondays and Wednesdays and on occassional Fridays.

I will also be helped this season by Saxon Brown who will help with flowers and by Erica Parker who will work on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Of course I will get as much help as possible from my wonderful wife, Lisa Bruce, who works full time and is entering the 8th month of pregnancy.

My father will be planting some stuff on our family farm west of Jefferson City.

2005 Kickoff Plantings

Hello folks-

It's been a long time since I posted and a lot has been going on.

So far in 2005 I have planted the following:

February 26:
412' Tyee Spinach (42 days)
412' Space Spinach (38)

February 27:
206' French Breakfast Radish (28)
412' Altaglobe Radish (30)
309' All Greens Mix (30)
309' Allstar Gourmet Lettuce Mix (28)
1215 cloves of Phillip's Garlic
552 cloves of German Extra-Hardy Garlic

Early March:
Transplanted 54 more Apple trees of various types

March 12:
42' Dwarf Grey Snow Pea
42' Sumo Snow Pea
84' Sugar Snap Pea

March 15:
42' Sugar Sprint Snap Pea (58)
126' Little Marvel Shell Pea (61)
250' D'Avignon French Breakfast Radish (21)
70' Windsor Fava Bean
108' Bright Yellow Swiss Chard (30 baby/57 bunching)
108' Pink Passion Swiss Chard (28/53)
108' Bright Lights Swiss Chard (28/55)
108' Ruby Red Rhubarb Swiss Chard (59)
108' Lucullus Swiss Chard (25/52)
81' Magenta Sunset Swiss Chard (28/55)

March 21:
324' Yukon Gold Potato
324' Rose Finn Apple Fingerling Potato
216' Carola Potato
108' Russian Banana Fingerling Potato

March 27:
100' Red Onion sets
50' White Onion sets
108' All Blue Potato
108' Desiree Potato

March 28:
480 Alisa Craig Exhibition Onion plants
480 Mars Onion plants
480 Superstar Onion plants
480 Copra Onion plants

March 29:
616 King Richard Leek plants
418 Vidalia Onion plants
73 Mars Onion plants
246 Alisa Craig Exhibition Onion plants
233 Superstar Onion plants
186 Copra Onion plants
108' Red Onion sets

March 30:
323 King Richard Leek plants

April 3:
216' Russian Banana Fingerling Potato
500' Scarlet Queen Red Stem (43) & Hakurei Turnip (38)
500' Wildfire Lettuce Mix (28)
500' Spicy Greens Mix (21)
250' Atomic Red & Cosmic Purple Carrot (70)
150' Kinbi Yellow Carrot (75)
400' Nelson Carrot (56)
150' Golden Beet (55)
250' Chioggia Beet (55)

April 4 in flats at Heartlan Family Nursery:
1 flat Sungold Cherry Tomato (57) & Whippersnapper Cherry Tomato (52)
Portos Yellow Bell Pepper (74)
28 No. 226 Eggplant (55)
Imperial Star Artichoke (85)
28 Snowy White Eggplant
Turino Bell Pepper (68)
Elisa Bell Pepper (70)
Vidi Bell Pepper (72)
Valencia Bell Pepper (72)
Rosa Bianca Eggplant (88)
28 Zebra Striped Eggplant
1 flat Cheddar Orange Cauliflower (58) up in two days
1 flat Graffiti Purple Cauliflower (80) up in two days
1 flat Quasar White Cauliflower (65) up in two days
1 flat Fairy Tale Striped Eggplant (65)
Fat 'n' Sassy Bell Pepper (63)
512 Bianca Di Maggio Mini White Onion (80) up in three days
512 Red Piatta Onion (87) up in three days
512 Gold Coin Mini Yellow Onion (80) up in three days
260 Red Long of Tropea Onion (90) up in three days
Apple Green OP Eggplant (70)
Rikor Leeks (75) up in three days

April 5:
48 plants Bronco Cabbage
24 plants Late Flat Dutch Cabbage
30 plants Copenhagen Cabbage
200' Yukon Gold Potato

April 6:
350' Carola Potato
274' All Blue Potato

April 9:
24 plants Cabbage
54 plants Cauliflower
54 plants Broccoli

April 10:
100' Oregon Giant Snow Pea (60)
100' Mammoth Melting Snow Pea (62)
200' Tyee Spinach (42)
300' R71804 Daikon Radish (65)

April 11 in flats at Calvert Hill:
48 Arcadia Broccoli (63)
46 Alcosa Savoy Cabbage (72)
48 Super Red Cabbage (73)
2 flats Rikor Leek (75)
66 Sweet Thai Basil
78 Genovese Basil
28 Costata Romanesca Zucchini (52)
28 Gold Rush Zucchini (48)
28 Butter Scallop Patty Pan Summer Squash(51)
44 Zephyr Squash (54)
48 H-19 Little Leaf Cucumber (57)
28 Benning's Green Tint Patty Pan Summer Squash (55)
28 Eight Ball Zucchini (40)
28 Raven Zucchini (48)
52 Sunburst Patty Pan Summer Squash (52)
23 Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash (58)
36 Amira Middle Eastern Cucumber (52)
25 Telegraph Improved Cucumber (60)
36 Shantung Suhyo Cross Cucumber (60)
36 Holland Cucumber (62)
48 Boothby's Blonde Cucumber (63)
48 Papaya Pear Summer Squash (42)
48 Suyo Long Cucumber (61)
48 Diva Cucumber (58)
48 General Lee Cucumber (52)

April 13:
24 Cabbage
48 Cauliflower
48 Green Comet Broccoli
24 Bubbles Brussel Sprout

April 17:
200' Jade Bush Green Bean (50)
100' Dragon's Tongue Wax Bean (52)
400' Space Spinach (38)
A 4' X 100' bed of Bachelor's Button (three varieties), Zinnia (three varieties), Cosmos (two varieties) and Sunflower (two varieties)

April 19:
900' Desiree Potato
333' All Blue Potato