Tuesday 21 January 2014


Feb 10

Big milestone in the nursery today...the doors are mounted!  Big thanks to Randy (one of our interns from last year), who braved the chill weather and provided the essential third hand.

One more day of work should do it for the new nursery.  Wiring for the light and heat, mounting the shelves (brackets already in place), and mounting the lights.  After that, time for the trays to move in, thaw out, and receive their first planting...onions and herbs...with tomatoes, peppers, new zealand spinach, and some flowers to follow...spring is a week away at Whitsend!

One other note for this week:

 It has come to my attention that one of our customers have had a family bereavement.  This individual (who lived in the family household) always took time to come down to the kitchen when the delivery arrived.  She often had very nice comments about the produce, remarking on the appearance, or expressing appreciation for an item from the previous week.  Your presence will be missed.

I like the winter but…:

I am already looking forward to some lettuce and potatoes with real flavour, purple radishes, a wide variety of mustard greens, and fresh fennel.

And oily garlic – not “garlic powder in a clove” that is all too common at the store.

Which reminds me, I am hoping that 2013 will mark an improvement in our bell peppers.  As well this year, we hope to have some success with our new strategy for the European Leek Moths.