A New Growing Season

This year at Pennerfarm, we will be increasing our heritage vegetable production levels and adding a few new vegetable varieties that we had trialed last year.  It may seem early to think about seeds, plants and produce, but in just over a month, we will be seeding the varieties that need an early start such as tomatoes, peppers and onions.  This week will include the finalization of seed orders and a bit more planting layout to ensure we have the right amounts of the right produce.  Of course, everything depends on the weather; rain, sun, temperatures.  A heavy rain in early May can set back planting by a week, a significant delay in Dryden's short growing season.  One feature of our farm is a greenhouse that we can heat both with hot air and sub-soil heat.  This gives us a few extra weeks of growing time for some crops.  It also gives a warm place for the early seedlings to grow in-tray prior to transplanting outdoors.In he weeks to come, we will chart progress and post here, which will be beneficial as the produce becomes ready.  We will include the Farmer's Market dates and locations as they approach.First photo - Greenhouse prepped for transplants.
Second photo - Our old Hot-house for keeping seedlings was too small at 7x20 feet, even with racking installed.  Our new greenhouse can also function as a hot-house but at a much larger 20x30 feet.