Farming update and fun with flowers...

(Then
and
now)



I have had a great time in my market gardening adventure thus far and I expect things will really start picking up now that I have sweet corn. I have been going Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons to Lobo, Friday mornings to Masonville Market, and Saturday mornings to my own hometown, Watford. It has been REALLY busy, but a long the way I have found some great help. My cousin Rachel, who brought her family's fruit helped me in Masonville at the beginning, a nice person has been helping me set up and take down in Lobo, and several neighbours and family members have stopped in and helped me to weed the garden. My little sister and mom have made all my signs. Thanks people!!!

I have learned a lot too! I have learned about the likes and dislikes of the plant varieties I am growing (temperature, amount of rainfall, neighbour plants, etc) and the likes and dislikes of the insect and animal community around them (at least if I don't feed a lot of people, I will be feeding the bugs!). I am also learning about what my customers like. I wouldn't have thought that my colourful swiss chard and my beets would be the most popular sellers. Neither would I have guessed that yellow beans would have greater sales than green.

Now, I did not ever get around to labelling my last photo blog... so I will try to figure out how to label these pictures of bee heaven (some of the flowering veggies and plants in the garden):

Zucchini flower.

Cucumber flower.

Onion flower.

Dill flower.

Okra flower.


Eggplant flower.


Tomato flower.

Scarlet runner bean flower.

Green bean flower.


Savoy cabbage (not acually a flower, but beautiful!!)

And then we have sunflowers, which I have just started selling: