August 12-18

Well, our irrigation pump has not been working at full pressure, so no irrigation last week. However, Saturday night we did get a whopping 3.5 inches of rain! That definitely saved some of the crops I didn't get to handwater. We've cleaned our irrigation filter, and think that should fix our pump problems.

The winter squash is ready. I have some spaghetti squash, and some "Charisma" pumpkins this week. I know it's a bit early for pumpkins--should have planted them a couple of months later, say in July, but when I read "matures in 110 days" it just seemed like forever and that I should get on it early! They are nice round ones of medium size with a good stiff handle, mostly for decoration. If I can get around to it, I'll let you know how they are for pies.

(Look for other types of winter squashes next week - acorn, delicta, kabocha, etc.)


*New* Squashes and Pumpkins
6.00 - Charisma pumpkins (14-18 lbs)
2.00 - Spaghetti Squash

Sweet Corn
3.00 - half-dozen Sweet Ice
4.00 - dozen Golden Queen

Tomatoes
1.00/lb - red, yellow, or orange (1 lb ~ 3 or 4 small-med tomatoes)
1.50/pint - red cherry
1.75/pint - tomatilloes (great for salsas, dips, etc.)

Cucumbers
2.00 - basket (quarter peck) young cucumbers
0.75/pound - slicer cucumbers
1.00/pound (about 6) - lemon cucumbers (a nice variation on the theme: see http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/product.aspx?scommand=search&search=lemon%2bcucumber&item=329 )

Peppers
1.00 - dozen sweet banana peppers
1.00 - dozen hot peppers
0.25 - bell peppers

Squash
0.75/lb - med-large summer squash – straightneck, yellow crookneck and zephyr
0.75/lb - zuchinni -- gold or green
1.00/lb - baby summer squash
1.00 each - large sized italian largo zucchini, aka"Striato" or "Romanesco"-- large green ribbed zucchini