This week we did our usual maintenance of weeding and general plant care. We also harvested this week. That was lovely and everyone was happy and plants were happy and the sun was shining and things were well. We will cook delicious meals with our plants. The kale looked the best out of all the vegetables. However, the kale was overwhelmed with aphids. There were so many aphids. The arugula and collards also did exceptionally well. The chard was rather small, so that was disappointing. Our strawberry plants were vegetatively brilliant, but did not have any mature fruit.
In the future, we would likely lay down hay on top of the beds to control weeds. The pressure from weeds was bad this growing season, so more hay would have been helpful. Also, we would spread the arugula out to give it more room. They were very clumped together and began to shade each other out. Our plot had a lot of empty space, so in the future we would plant either other vegetables, intercopped species, or employed succession planting.
Overall this was an enjoyable and fruitful CSA. So now, "lettuce be healthy".
Alexis, Grace, and Jake harvesting the veggies
A cute little ladybug
Eek! Aphids!
Our group harvesting
An immature strawberry
Group 4 in the garden
The harvest
Here we are right behind our beautiful veggies
