Jeff Reporting

Monday, April 21, 2008

Hello there,

This is Jeff and I am just back from PAR this morning.
3 very nice ladies, MG interns, made it for a team of 4 including me. I arrived at 7:30 just to be sure every thing was ready.

We have fertilized all cabbage, broccoli and romaine lettuce with 34-0-0 as instructed.

We also hand cultivated entirely all plants, removing weeds as we went and dressed up the rows real nice. No further work needs performing on that part for the time being. The ground is moist very manageable, friable and workable.
Several small 1/4 inch long beetles noted with black head spots and yellow racing stripes on a black abdomen. No idea what they were. Turns out they were ID' d as the Colorado Potato Beetle.

The onions look grim and we did not waste time on them. Many of them are not even in the ground. Big red onion sets might be a better way to go.
If potatoes were planted I see no evidence of them.

Who was nipping the apple cider during planting time? Despite having straight string for guidance, the rows on the western end have a very distinct "wave" to them. Of course we could CYA and say that was an intentional terracing design for water retention. Hmmmm?

We need big signs out at the main road and road 6 and also at the plots identified as PAR or MG garden or something to distinguish them from others. Some people have very nice arches and green open fencing. Worthy of discussion. Folks got lost.

You could consider combining some of the tasks of tilling, rowing and planting on Wednesday to forge ahead quickly before the rains hit again and further delaying things.
Jeff G.