Last week, I had a couple of folks ask me what the story was with the big white things billowing in the field, so I figured it was worth sharing a bit about floating row cover. You’ve probably seen it as you drive along River Rd. Also known as Reemay, these blankets are a thin, porous, breathable poly fabric that serves many purposes on our farm. We lay it over beds to protect vulnerable plants from frost in the cold months, but we also use it as a physical barrier to deter certain pests throughout the year. If not for this row cover, the Bok Choy we’re eating this week would have been munched on by Flea Beetles first. So, as long as we have a big roll of it at our disposal, and as long as we’re not feeling too worn out at the end of a big planting push, we tuck the plants in to help them grow.

In case anyone was wondering, it is still Spring out there, lest we get ahead of ourselves ahead of Memorial Day. Although I wouldn’t wish a rainy day harvest on our crew, it sure is nice to see the fields soaking up the rain, watering in the thousands of plants they’ve worked so hard to get into the ground over the past week. Luckily, everybody got to duck into the greenhouse to harvest something that we’ve put a lot of collective effort into since last summer—big beautiful Spring Onions!