For farmers, the weather forecast takes on great importance and, with our new high tunnel, we must be ever vigilant. A brief period of sunshine on an otherwise cloudy and chilly day can overheat even the most heat-loving plants. So far we've been able to be on top of it after a brief scare on Maple Festival Saturday when a quick trip to town for lunch was just enough time to almost overheat the tomatoes and peppers planted inside. It was a good learning experience.
Are you wondering what's growing in the high tunnel?
Here are a few photos I took this afternoon.
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| These are among the first tomatoes transplanted into the high tunnel in early May. |
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| That's one of the first zucchini blossoms! |
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| Yellow, green and purple string beans almost ready to blossom. |
In the background are the first of the pepper plants - green bell and early jalapenos. At the other end of the tunnel are the rest of the peppers - orange, purple, red and green bell bell peppers and a variety of hot peppers.
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| These tomatoes were transplanted the third week of May, along with their companion planting of Rosie basil. |
There are also many vegetables growing outside as well including this leaf lettuce enjoying the latest rain shower!
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