This week’s harvest. The second round of asparagus is in full swing and we are taking full advantage. I sure will be sad when we stop harvesting at the end of the month but at least I’ll be able to say that I had my fill. The radish bed continues to produce a nice bunch every day or so which makes Phyllis extremely happy because she has never been successful with spring radishes before. We are now lightly harvesting the earlier varieties of our lettuces and arugula. We planted five varieties of lettuce this year and the growth rates are varying widely. The Black Seeded Simpson is definitely growing the fastest followed closely by Panisse, then Green Butterhead Nancy, and Summer Crisp. Finally the Sargeant took a while to get going but it is gaining momentum. …continue reading