This week, I am extra thankful for our farm help. We have two young me from the Georgetown College Football team helping us out this summer, Bo and Alex. These guys help in so many ways around here, such as weeding, hauling hay, tilling, planting and picking. Bo even helps pack your boxes every week. They are both from Indiana and are a joy to have around. We couldn’t do it without either of them!
We have really made the most of the nicer weather this week. Everything is now planted in the main garden plot for our first round of growing. We stagger our plantings of some crops by two weeks, so that we have a steady supply all summer. The first and second batches of these crops are in. I am hoping for corn and beans by mid-July. This week, we have planted 214 tomato plants and 127 pepper plants. Hopefully all the varieties will flourish and we will have something to suit everyone’s taste. We will even have some purple ad yellow tomatoes this year. Cucumbers, Eggplants, Sweet Potatoes and Squashes are in the ground now too. I can’t wait for some fresh Yellow Squash! Bring on the heat and some slow, easy rain showers on a regular basis and we will have a bumper crop. Cross your fingers!
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