What's Growing on Hen and Drake Farm - Week 22

The gardens are producing enough that I can now weigh my harvests so I'll be posting those totals each week. Two years ago, I grew over 1200 pounds of produce and I'm hoping to reach the half ton mark this year.

In the garden this week

Cocozelle squash

Tomato blossoms always make me so happy! This is Caspian Pink

Southport Red Globe onion

Young dill plants

Red Express cabbage

One of the eggplants that I had to buy to replace the ones that the chickens nibbled to the ground. Variety is Prosperosa

Basil with twin shoots

Cascadia snap peas

Volunteer fingerling potato, Cosmic Purple carrots and a Hungarian Blue poppy. Caesar cat is in the back keeping watch

Mystery plant that was in a mix of local wildflower seeds that I scattered in early Spring

Leaf lettuce, sweet corn and volunteer Yukon Gold potatoes

A bevy of beans

Arugula gone to seed

My Red Lake currants are ripening

Golden Pascal celery

My peppers have lots of buds forming. Chocolate Bell (top) and Quadrato D'Asti Giallo (bottom)

Weekly harvest total:

4 oz. radishes and green onions

6 oz. kale

Yearly total:

2 lbs. 1 oz.