First Blog Post of 2021! Updates From the Farm (May 23-29)

Rhizome Farms
Jun 8, 2021
2 min read

Updated: Jun 9, 2021

It's been an endlessly long winter (for many reasons), but things are finally starting to heat up at Rhizome Farms! Here are some long awaited updates on everything that's been happening.

First, for the cutest update of the week: the chickens are settling in nicely and are enjoying socializing with all of our new employees!!

Field Updates

As for the fields, the past few weeks have been a whirlwind of transplanting, seeding, mulching, weeding, covering beds, uncovering beds, and wishful thinking!!

We've been busy at work planting and seeding a ton of stuff including; an array of squashes (carnival, patty pan, mashed potato squash, green and yellow zucchini), basil, parsley, salad greens, brussel sprouts, cucumbers, radishes, beets, carrots, potatoes, a variety of beans, peas, eggplants and more!

Prepping and planting potatoes!

Baby Kale (below)

Yellow Swiss Chard (below)

Purple Brussel Sprout (below)

The cooler temperatures of last week left us scrambling to cover some of our new transplants. Apart from a few unlucky ones, most survived and are loving the warm temperatures this week has brought us so far!

Some lucky veggies enjoying the sun:

Tomato (below)

Peter Pepper (below)

What's Next?

Plans for next week include (more!) weeding, covering crops to protect them from insects, field mice and other predators (like the adorable bunny, deer and groundhog!), mulching, seeding trays, etc ! We're looking forward to our first CSA basket of the year!

Exciting things are in store for the greenhouse! With a little bit of TLC, we hope to turn the greenhouse into a garden sanctuary with dreams of hanging ivy, luffa gourds, cucamelons, along with some comfy seating to retreat to after a long day in the fields!