Unpredictable

Every week seems to be different for us at Endeavor Farm. Part of farming is learning to go along with what happens and being able to be flexible when things don't go as expected. The weather has a lot to do with what grows well and what doesn't but we have tried to change what we have control over like the soil and timing of planting.  For example, last year our beets wouldn't grow bigger than a golf ball, but 2 years before that, we had more huge, beautiful beets than we knew what to do with.  Last year we couldn't get our carrots to grow, so this year Terry tilled the soil deeper and we had beautiful carrots last week! It is all about balance and experimenting and figuring out what works from year to year. It will forever be an ongoing process and maybe we will never have the "perfect" year, but that is always the goal! 

Good Surprises:

- Carrots

- Huge heads of lettuce (we compensated for last year's tiny heads, and ended up with perhaps to many this year!)

- Cilantro (I have never seen such beautiful cilantro that grows back so fast each week)

- Beets 

- Arugula 

- Salad mix

- Swiss Chard

- Radishes

Minor Disappointments:

- Shallots (they are expensive to start and aren't thriving as much as we'd like)

- Kale (it's growing, but is off to a slow start)

- Napa Cabbage (some of it bolted really early)

Watering the garden is an ongoing task, but we are grateful for not trudging in mud like last year! 

The flowers are coming along and Terry and Bev have been staying on top of the weeding!