Farm Happenings at Persephone Market Garden
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Farm Happenings at Persephone Market Garden

Week 6: Hot and sunny

Posted on July 24th, 2023
Time for summer coleslaw! We've got cabbage and it's looking great. The first few summer squash may also be making an appearance in shares shortly. And, while the heat and sun forecast for this week may not be so fun for us to be planting (and for the little transplants), the tomatoes and peppers a1 read more »

Week 5 -- Peas and cauliflower

Posted on July 17th, 2023
Two inches of rain! That's how much we got last week. Wow. How lovely and the gardening is flourishing! We have heaps of snap and snow peas, plus cauliflower! Get'em while you can! And we are planting more for fall. Round two of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower planting happens this week. Along with1 read more »

Week 4: Time to plant!

Posted on July 10th, 2023
Are you finding that you are getting too much of one type of vegetable? Did you know that, besides swapping items, you can update your preferences? Yes! You can. Loved lettuce early, but would like a little less now, just adjust your preferences. This week we have lots of cauliflower, broccoli, cab1 read more »

Week 3: not a drop of rain this time

Posted on July 3rd, 2023
Finding it challenging to keep your leafy greens crisp, rather than wilted? Be sure to pop them in a closed container before putting them into the fridge. A ziplock bag (or something similar) works well and you can reuse it. Another option is to get a food storage box -- I've seen them in pastic (p1 read more »

Week 2: WE GOT RAIN

Posted on June 26th, 2023
It rained. Sweet relief. We had about 2/3 inch on Friday night and another 1/4 inch on Sunday. Maybe more to come on Monday/Tuesday. When I went out to the garden on Monday morning, it seemed to me that the tomato plants had doubled in size! This rain will also make it much easier to pound in the s1 read more »

Week 1: And so another season begins!

Posted on June 19th, 2023
Welcome to our 14th season growing fresh vegetables and herbs for our community! Thank you to returning members for your continuing support and thank you to new members for giving our CSA (community shared agriculture) program a try. I hope you have a delicious summer and autumn with your family an1 read more »

Stock up for winter!

Posted on November 8th, 2022
The cold and (hopefully) wet weather is finally arriving! So we are clearing the garden and we have lots of goodies for you! The Romanesco is fantastic, and there is cabbage, LOTS of carrots, celeriac, onions and Oskar's potatoes! My son, Oskar, wanted to grow potatoes this summer. And wow, did he1 read more »

Week 20 -- Last week!

Posted on October 24th, 2022
Well, we've arrived at the last week of the season! What a season! With occasional rains, it was a dry from May right through to October. This was new. In the past, droughts have lasted 6 to 8 weeks ish. But this year, despite the occasional sprinkle of rain, it was dry for very long. It's challeng1 read more »

Week 19 -- Fall colours and rain!

Posted on October 17th, 2022
Rainy days and vibrant leaves...autumn has fully arrived. From warm and sunny last week, to *snow* in the forecast this week. Variety is the spice of life, they say! A variety of tasks needing to be done is also helpful. So this week, we are mucking out the barn while it is wet and rainy outside. W1 read more »