The cool weekend weather may have slowed the ripening of the tomatoes but it has also prevented some greens (lettuce, dill, cilantro, salad greens) from bolting in the heat.  It is always nice to have a break from the summer heat, but boy do the crops love the sunshine!

This summer and fall we are conducting a salad green variety trial on the farm.  We are working with seeds available from Johnny’s and Osborne Seed to test new varieties to rotate into our annual production.   This past week students scored and sampled four blocks of the thirteen varieties of salad greens in the summer trial, testing for bitterness and bolting. They also seeded for the Fall trial that will test for length to maturity.  We are excited by the preliminary results and look forward to sharing an upcoming harvest with our members!