Just wanted to let you fisherman know, the fly fishing is great right now.  Several fisherman have stopped to tell us they have been catching a lot of nice size fish.  Stocking was done on Monday so there are plenty for everyone.  The snow is finally melting so come stay with us as we have a half mile on the creek.  See you soon.

Despite the record breaking cold and snow Joe has managed to finish the greenhouse.  I planted my first tomato seeds and I’m just waiting for them to come up.  It is really exciting to be able to start my own seeds, not ship them off to another grower.  We plan to plant tomatoes in the hoop house in mid April which should provide tomatoes around mid June.  I can’t wait for the first bite of a Cherokee purple.  We grow only heirloom varieties which are those that have been saved and passed down for generations.  They are harder to grow but are not bred for size and shippability.  They taste like a real tomato.

Our hoop house crops are growing well.  We’re enjoying spinach, lettuce and some greens.  The onion and chard are coming along as are the carrots and beets.  With our limited sun this year, I’m surprised anything is growing.  We are expecting 50s this weekend so I think things will really take off.

At last we have some warm weather.  Joe has been able to get out and work on our greenhouse.  In greenhouse vernacular we skinned it today.  Luckily it wasn’t a windy day so the plastic went on without a hitch.  Tomorrow the tin roof and windows go in.  That makes it almost time for planting.  I can’t wait for the tomatoes to start coming up.  It tells you spring is just around the corner.

The crops in the hoop house have just been sitting there for the last month.  Low sun is definitely a problem.  This week has been great with the sun and things are starting to grow again.  Hope the warmer weather holds on for a while.

We finished the hoop house on Sunday10/11.  I had planted some crops the week before so now everything is growing well.  There will be carrots, beets, spinach, lettuce, chard, onions and tatsoi.  If you are interested in getting some of this fresh produce this winter send us an email.  I will be making deliveries to Boone.

The leaves are beautiful this week, although we are expecting rain for a couple of days.  Next week is supposed to be beautiful and warmer so if you haven’t come up yet this year to see the leaves next week sounds like the time to come.

For the first time in about 2 months we have sun instead of fog or rain.  We also have cool fall weather so if you want to see the beautiful fall colors now is the time to come.  The leaves are already starting to turn.  Looks like it may be an early fall.

This week we will begin construction of our hoop house and should have it planted by next weekend.  If you are interested in veggies through the winter let us know.  We will have lettuce, spinach, carrots, beets, arugula, chard and collards.  Since it is our first try we hope it all comes together and it isn’t the snowiest or coldest winter on record.

We have now had rain and fog for 6 days, not  sure what the night sky looks like now.  Luckily our fall crops like this kind of weather.  The snow peas are blooming and should be ready this week.  The spinach lettuce and broccoli are all growing well. We picked carrots and beets for the market this week. Yum!

Progress on the greenhouse has stopped due to the weather, although we did get the concrete poured.  We will start on our hoop house this week if the rain subsides as forecast.  Hopefully it will be ready to plant sometime by the end of next week.  We are looking forward to greens through the winter.

Stay tuned for progress reports on the greenhouse and hoop house.  I know where I’m spending my winter.