all the little veggies

Last week we sowed five beds of greens, five beds of peas, and two beds of carrots (our beds are generally 100'x3'). This week we'll be planting about half our potato crop, some early onions, more greens and carrots, as well as turnips and radishes. Nikki and Krissy also planted two more beds of peas today.

We'd like to plant more this time of year, but we also have our other job — growing the summer annuals for the Flower Company. Each year we grow over 50,000 annuals for wholesale to local landscapers and retailers; we'll also be selling them retail at the Portsmouth and Exeter farmer's markets.

This last Saturday I spent most of the day sowing our tomatoes, kale, and broccoli indoors. While doing this, the plants listened to records by Phoenix, Blakroc, and Them Crooked Vultures. I listened too. At some point, between records, I started singing Beyonce's song 'All the Single Ladies', except the words came out as 'All the Little Veggies'... (put your leaves up!)