While the annual flower greenhouse winds down, the perennial tree
and shrub department just keeps going. Multiple varieties of trees,
hydrangeas and various other shrubs were out on display last Monday from our
growing areas. Some stock though will take a bit longer to develop as it
must have multiple sheerings to develop a well shaped plant. New perennial
plugs (young plants) are arriving in order to restock the perennial house in
September and even next spring. Hibiscus, Veronica, Heucheras, Dicentra and
so on are all included along with up to 18 other genera.
Constant vigilance is necessary to keep the pesky weeds in check as with the
warm humid weather, they do “grow like weeds!” Today is the opening of
the Owl barn Market with the first fresh-picked sweet corn from Marietta,
Ohio with tomatoes soon to follow. The sweet corn is grown in the flood
plain of the Muskingham River with the rich alluvial soil nourishing the
nutrient-hungry corn plants. For freshness, the corn is picked at night and
then is shipped to northern distributors by noon so that the sweet corn that
we offer may in fact be less than 24 hours old.
Soon Seiberling's sweet corn will be available with bicolor (the favorite)
followed by yellow and a little later the tender white corn. No doubt, Ohio
produce will taste better than California or Florida produce but alas, fresh
Ohio produce is not available year round.
The blueberry patch is very close to begin ripening and most of the shrubs
are loaded! Just last Saturday I spied a hen turkey and eight very small
young running after their mother into the neighboring woods. Unfortunately,
turkeys love blueberries too!
Tom
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment