Fieldfarms Market Grower and Nursery

April/May/June

Week of April 4, 2011

The crew helping transplant tomatoes, peppers are done and they are on the left.

Week of April 11, 2011

All the peppers, eggplants and first round of tomatoes all transplanted.

Week of April 18, 2011

Violas are starting to bloom...I so love their scent.

Week of April 25, 2011

transplanted peppers

Peppers are growing very nicely and we are now transplanting round 2 of tomatoes.

Week of May 2, 2011

This is my last week of freedom....then back to the market next week. Things are looking real good.

Week of May 9, 2011

This last Saturday I took my new 14' cube truck which is the same size as every vendor down there and my truck does not fit in my spot. My spot has the lowest roof line. I was so depressed. This week I am going to unload everything and park elsewhere. What a pain! We were going to get rid of our old truck, we took it to a mechanic and now it runs better than it ever did. We are going to rebuild the shelves in Ol' Yeller and I will go back to using her at the market. The new truck is still good for my twice weekly deliveries. I will also be able to use at Christmas due to having a different spot at that time.

Week of May 16, 2011

market day may 2011

Finally a gorgeous weekend for the market. It was incredible busy and I had 3 young men helping with the sales.

Week of May 23, 2011

We were almost ready to trash Ol' Yeller, we pulled out all the shelves and had loaded it with scrap metal thinking we would not need her anymore. When we found out my new truck does not fit in my stall, we emptied out Ol' Yeller and took her to our mechanic. She has some loose wires to the ignition and now she runs better than ever. My husband rebuilt shelves in her and I used her this weekend. We fill the big truck and put the extras on Ol' Yeller, we quickly unload the big truck and hubby drives her home. I park Ol' Yeller in my parking space. This worked out really well.

Week of May 30, 2011

My husband surprised with this nice gift. A 300 gallon tank that pumps fuel. Now I can get one load of kerosene for winter and one load of diesel for the summer. Going to save me some bucks on this.

Week of June 6, 2011

This has been the 3rd. wettest spring on record for us and I am just now starting to plant. I am at least 2 weeks behind.

Week of June 13, 2011

This week we put out our haywagon loaded with all the leftover veggie plants. I find it easier to give them away than to dump them. They all just disappear and it brings me good karma with my friends and neighbors. Within 2 days I got rid of everything!

Week of June 20, 2011

This week my mum cuttings arrived and my friend and I spent the day potting these up. They will be ready starting Labor Day.

Week of June 27, 2011

This week I went and pulled all my scapes on the garlic. This will help the garlic produce larger heads and these scapes are delicious in a stir fry. I will have these for sale this weekend at the market.