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Another much appreciated, much needed one inch of rain. After three disappointing 70% probability days, this inch descended in the early dark hours this morning. We’ve been sowing several fall crops this past week, some last evening, so the rain was much welcome. Okra loved it 2.

Tomatoes 2018

We have held off saying anything about our tomatoes. We have been harvesting a few here and there for a few weeks, but the supply did not warrant getting all of you excited about it. The unusually cold April followed by an unusually warm May, combined with a particularly dry spring overall has been the cause for our tomatoes being late.

Well, tomatoes are officially for sale here at High-Fence Farm. We don’t know how long they will last, so you better get a move on. Pictured here are the slicing tomatoes, but we have salad and cherry tomatoes as well. If you are looking for a paste tomato, we didn’t grow any this year. Paste tomatoes have not done well for us in the past years, being susceptible to fungal diseases more than the other types we grow.

Don’t forget we also have:

  • Okra
  • Peppers of all kinds
  • Yellow Squash
  • Zucchini

Soon but not yet:

  • Cowpeas
  • Snap Beans
  • Pickling Cucumbers
  • Cantaloupe
  • Cooking Pumpkins (not those silly, useless Jack-o-lanterns)
  • Winter Squash- Butternut, Spaghetti, Baby Hubbard, Honeyboat Delicata (the little striped ones)

Come see us, but call ahead to make sure we have what you need and you find us here. Stay tuned.

Summer Squash and Zucchini, Second Round, 2018

Zucchini
The First of the Squashes, Round Two

Well, we slipped up earlier this year and failed to start a second round of summer squash and zucchini in a timely manner, so that when our first crop succumbed to squash bugs and vine borers, the new crop would be ready to step in and take over. The result has been a high-summer gap in the availability of these squashes. It could have been worse since we didn’t forget to start them at all.

Because of the madness of the sweet corn harvest we got way too busy to be timely. Corn is past and gone with the stalks chopped down and hauled off to the neighbor’s goats. That spot of ground is now clear for round two of beans and round three (maybe round four in a month) of summer squash and zucchini.

The point of this post is to announce that our summer squashes are soon to be available again. Probably by Monday we will be having a steady harvest of yellow and green. Give us a call to come out and get yours. Don’t forget, we have okra, peppers, and a few tomatoes too, which you can come out and get this weekend. The squashes won’t be available until later next week. Stay tuned.

Okra: a Three Bucket Day

Okra: a Three Bucket Day

Rain followed by heat creates okra, and boy do we have a bunch this morning. We thought we would post a pic and a little info to jog you into getting out this morning and getting some.

With this pick we have a variety of sizes, and you are welcome to browse through the pile to get just what you want. If it’s pickling that you are interested, we have plenty of small 2-3″ babies perfect for that. If you are going to slice them up and fry them or put them into a gumbo, then we have the size just right for that. It’s all so tender you could slice it with a butter knife. If you like them raw… well, we won’t go there.

Give us a call and come out today. These pods are fresh, just picked this morning. They are just $2.50 (+ tax) and you can pick through to get what you want. We will see you in a bit.

New Cucumber Seedlings Emerge after Shower

Our newly sown pickling cucumber seeds have emerged this morning after a shower in the night. So at seven weeks from sow date to first harvest date, we should start having an abundance of cukes again by early September. Hold your breath folks. We will keep you updated with progress photos, knowing that you have run out of drying paint or mud puddles to watch. 😉