1,000 Onions

Today the Rieses bundled up in hats and coats and headed out to the garden to plant over 1,000 onion seedlings. They all fit in only 3 rows of planting and it was definitely tedious work but we were all grateful for each other's help and company. Anne separated the onions and got them out of the flats, Terry used a tool called a dibble to make the holes in the soil while Bev and Liz carefully placed each seedling in the hole and pinched very wet soil around the roots.

Flat of onion seedlings

Dibble

We planted 2 varieties of medium, dark yellow onions: Copra and Patterson. They are both fantastic storage onions and the only difference is that Patterson tend to be slightly larger. Good storage onions have characteristics of quick drying necks and firm skins. They should be stored in a cool, humid place in your basement or root cellar and should last through until the spring. We are very excited about all our onions and we hope you are too!

Liz planting onions

After planting the onions, we moved on to plant the rest of the cabbage and kale.

Anne, Bev, and Terry planting kale

Cabbage

Endeavor Farm!

Bev made a delicious beef stew for dinner (with our green beans from last year!) and meat from Emma and Brandon of Sand Farm. Sand Farm raises grass-fed beef and pork and sells their product at the Geauga Fresh Farmers Market. We were happy to find them at the market last year since they raise animals in a way that we support and now we get our meat exclusively from them.