Farm Happenings
Garlic harvest lends itself to camaraderie, join us to participate:
- Friday the 17th, 9am-1pm
- Saturday the 18th, 9am-1pm
Your garlic is ready!
Times to pick up your share of garlic
Bring a box or large containers, you’ll be receiving the full plant with stalk. There will be a garlic specific sign in sheet to mark by your name when you pick up your share.
- Friday the 17th, 10am-1pm
- Saturday 18th, 10am-1pm
- Sunday the 19th, 10am-1pm
We got 1 inch of rain from Friday night to Sunday morning. While that doesn’t erase the effects of the drought, it’s a benefit to all the plants and it’s satisfying to have transplanted so many fall crops in anticipation. Multiple shareholders came to join us in the soggy morning- kudos to you Jenn, Frank, Jenny, Ethan, Jose and Relani!
Bouquet season has arrived. The variety and colors in the flower garden attracts pollinators and people alike. We’ve got tools in the wash stand area to make harvest easy: clippers and leaf strippers. Cleaning the lower leaved off the stem will allow your water to stay cleaner longer, which improves vase life. Find other tips for flower success on the poster above the sign in area.
Tips for Success
- Curing your garlic: At littleGrasse, we are generous with the garlic
 Bob with garlic bunches distribution. Every You pick share can receive up to 25 bulbs (households with 2 shares will get 50). Every homestead share receives 100 bulbs. Garlic harvest is happening at the end of this week, and should be picked up at the farm (see time slots listed above). It will be harvested and ready for you to bring home to cure. The bulbs are edible at any stage, this curing is to allow for long term storage. Once cured properly, the garlic will last well into 2021. To cure, place out of direct sunlight in a place with good air circulation such as garage or covered porch. Hang in bunches from rafters or cut 2 inches above bulb to place on a mesh screen. After curing 3-4 weeks, you can leave plant whole and cut bulbs as needed or trim all at once 2 inches above the top of the bulb and store in paper or mesh bag or basket (not in plastic). Trimming roots is optional. It does not need to be refrigerated. Here’s curing and storage tips from University of Maine.
Crops Available
If you are unsure about how to harvest: ask us! In person, via text or email. This list is subject to change, check the share whiteboard at the start of every visit.
* New items this week
- Summer squash and zucchini*
- The cutting flowers!* (Varieties will come and go over the next 3 months. Currently blooming: yarrow, calendula, cosmos, statice, false sunflower, pink clarkia, strawflower, baby’s breath (gypsophila), millet, bee balm. Other varieties are starting to flower, but in some cases, you may find their stems are still short)
- Bee Balm* (used medicinally and for bouquets)
- Yarrow* (used medicinally and for bouquets)
- Chard
- Garlic
- Head lettuce
- Snow peas (There’s are some off type peas in the row so you’ll find the occasional shelling pea plant in the bed)
- Spicy mixed greens
- Kale (3 varieties)
- Anise hyssop
- Calendula (used medicinally and for bouquets)
- Chamomile
- Cilantro
- Dill
- Fennel fronds
- Green or purple basil
- Lavender
- Lemon Balm
- Mint
- Oregano
- Parsley
- Sage
- Tulsi or Holy basil (amazing flavor for tea)
 rudbeckia
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