There’s just so much planting happening. Planting, planting, planting! And thanks to the return of our resident crow, who can yank up an entire bed of Kale or Broccoli in under thirty minutes, we’re doing quite a bit of re-planting. (I’ve named him Russell, and I am NOT entertained!) It has become a perennial problem—the crows aren’t going for the greens themselves. They’re searching for tiny little wireworms that are problems in and of themselves. It is a real Catch-22! Mark is attempting to pace his frustrations out seeding Parsnips tonight ahead of a potentially rainy Tuesday, stomping his way down the rows with a walk-behind seeder, hoping his presence deters the birds and that he feels better afterward. It is like the farmer’s equivalent of “rage cleaning.”

Over a thousand tomato plants are now in the ground, putting out serious roots at Wild Hare, along with Zucchini, Summer Squash and more rotations of leafy greens. Peppers and Cucumbers are going in this week too, which means that this week’s harvest, like last week, is greatly determined by our need to make space in the greenhouses. Little lettuce heads, Spinach and Red Russian Kale are on this week’s docket, along with Organic Asparagus from Eastern Washington. Also, I hope you’re ready to geek out on Onions with me for a paragraph or two, because after years of light spousal bickering and serious strategizing, we’ve got a glorious stand of Red Spring Onions to show for it…and they’re GOOD.