The future looks abundant in the garden, with zucchini in full bloom, tomatoes putting on cheery little flowers, and rosy bean blossoms giving way to tiny baby beans. I brushed soil away from the base of one of the carrot plants to find rounded orange shoulders – still small yet, but getting there. And the celery is finally beginning to look like celery!

Most of the plants are a bit behind due to the unusually dry spring, so it’s especially gratifying to see some of the summer crops beginning to produce now that we’ve been getting some rain.

Tomorrow morning should be mostly dry for the Broadway Community Market, though. Come on out to buy some greens and see what all of the other vendors have to offer this week! At the Fairydiddle Farm table you’ll find:

• kale
• perpetual spinach (chard)
• garlic salt
• plants
• dish cloths
• skillet handle covers
• market bags

See you at the market!

After the driest spring in my memory, summer is off to a gloriously rainy beginning. Everything in the garden that was growing slowly now looks lush, and the beans and tomatoes have even begun to bloom! Next week, I think I’ll be scrambling to trellis tomatoes and pull all of the weeds that have suddenly sprung up with all the moisture.

The peas and radishes seem to know that the solstice just occurred. The pea vines are yellowing and the radishes bolting, and I have just a few of each for the market tomorrow. So if you want some of the last sugar snap peas and radishes of spring, come early – they might go fast!

You can also find kale and perpetual spinach (chard) at my table tomorrow, but no lettuce. Somebunny keeps squeezing under the fence and, despite my efforts to block all of the holes, has managed to devour all of my ripe lettuce heads. Oh well. With all of this rain, summer veggies should be ripening soon!

See you at the market!

This week’s farm update is coming out a day early because I will be set up in Harrisonburg this evening!

The Harrisonburg Farmers Market has added a Sunset Market to their lineup, occurring on the third Thursday of every month from 5 to 8 p.m., June through September. In addition to typical farmers market offerings (fresh produce, meat, eggs, baked goods, handmade items, etc.), the Sunset Market will include children’s activities, live music, and food trucks. If you’re free this evening, come join the fun!

I will have lettuce, kale, radishes, and sugar snap peas, as well as garlic salt, plants, and crocheted and knitted items at the Sunset Market today. The peas are beginning to slow down, so you’ll want to snatch some up while you still can!

Of course, I will still be setting up in Broadway as usual on Saturday morning, so if you can’t make it tonight, you can still find me there. The weather forecast looks great for both days.

See you at the market!