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Here is a picture of the cover crops growing on our permanent raised beds. The winter rye and hairy vetch add nutrients and organic matter to our soil.
Pictured here is a crate of seed potatoes that have been cut and are ready to go to the field for planting.
Rick, Eric and Rich have planted nine different varieties of potatoes for the 2009 season.
This year, we have constructed a germination chamber in a section of our greenhouse. We start transplants that require higher germination temperatures on heat mats in this mini hothouse.
Pictured are early stage lettuce and brassica transplants.
So far this year, we have started 53,000 transplants in the greenhouse including the broccoli, Chinese cabbage, greens and onions shown here.
This season's garlic was planted in December and has emerged very nicely this spring.
We use cold frames to "harden off" seedlings prior ro transplanting to the field.
Ryan is using a chisel plow to till our permanent raised beds in preparation for planting.
Ryan and Whitney are transplanting lettuce. This raised bed contains four different varieties of early season lettuce planted in four rows.