Local Food for the Chelan Valley
Garlic
Hi farm friends,
Okay, whatever else happens at Solid Rock, I’m satisfied…on Saturday we harvested the garlic, 4 boxloads of hardneck and softnecks. Success. I’ve never grown or harvested garlic before.
Nor had I ever hilled potatoes with straw. After piling dirt around a long row of potatoes I thought I was becoming a ditch digger. Gene suggested putting straw around the rest of the plants and letting the potatoes develop right in the straw. Anne and I put loads and loads of straw on last Saturday, and there are still plants to be hilled. If this works well, we’re going to have a lot of garlic mashed potatoes this winter.
And thanks to everyone who tied up tomatoes on Saturday. Lots of work, and now they look beautiful. The first red tomatoes are showing up. Delicious reminders of the bounty to come.
I leave tomorrow for a business trip to Manhattan, meeting with publishers and attending a speakers convention. Should be a great time, but I’m going to miss being with you tonight, Saturday, and next Wednesday. I’ll be back on the 9th to start picking more of that good basil. Wonderful pesto with our own basil and our own garlic last Saturday evening. Can we grow pine nuts?
I’ll be thinking of you and the green growing things. Thanks for taking such good care of this land that we are part of.
Love,
Lars
Okay, whatever else happens at Solid Rock, I’m satisfied…on Saturday we harvested the garlic, 4 boxloads of hardneck and softnecks. Success. I’ve never grown or harvested garlic before.
Nor had I ever hilled potatoes with straw. After piling dirt around a long row of potatoes I thought I was becoming a ditch digger. Gene suggested putting straw around the rest of the plants and letting the potatoes develop right in the straw. Anne and I put loads and loads of straw on last Saturday, and there are still plants to be hilled. If this works well, we’re going to have a lot of garlic mashed potatoes this winter.
And thanks to everyone who tied up tomatoes on Saturday. Lots of work, and now they look beautiful. The first red tomatoes are showing up. Delicious reminders of the bounty to come.
I leave tomorrow for a business trip to Manhattan, meeting with publishers and attending a speakers convention. Should be a great time, but I’m going to miss being with you tonight, Saturday, and next Wednesday. I’ll be back on the 9th to start picking more of that good basil. Wonderful pesto with our own basil and our own garlic last Saturday evening. Can we grow pine nuts?
I’ll be thinking of you and the green growing things. Thanks for taking such good care of this land that we are part of.
Love,
Lars
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