Snakes are back on the garlic. We like to call garlic scapes-garlic snakes as the resemblance is too similar from their emergence to development when they harden off and shoot straight up. The share this week includes three bundles of it which makes a great raw pesto or as an addition to any vegetable or pasta dish. These "snakes" are from our Music and Bogatyr hard necks selected from our harvest the year before. Most of the garlic was planted by moonlight expect these 12 rows of hard necks that our little guy helped plant in the ground. Not surprisingly the only watermelon seeds that sprouted this year was from his magic touch. I've been unsuccessful germinating seeds of watermelon since I was 6 and am now convinced it requires the attention of young people to sprout.
This week your getting a Share and a Half to fill in the gap of starting a couple weeks later this year and to fend off early freezes later on in the season. There will be 3 other "share-and a halfs" during pepper and tomato season too. So this week includes 3 heads of Northern Lights or Five Color Silverbeet Chard, 3 heads of Pablo lettuce (vibrant purple), 2 Heads of Grandpa's Admire's lettuce, 2 Bags of Baby Bok Choy Greens and 1 Bag of Southern Frill Mustard Greens mixed with some medium size Bok Choy Plants.
We took a break from the garden this past weekend to make a trip to the east side. Our hard working Talus attempted his first 10 mile adventure up to Cobalt Lake. Although we came just shy of the destination as the avalanche banks were precariously waiting to slide, it was dramatic just the same. You can see how far he walked if you look for Two Medicine Lake in the background of the vista shot. The snow was still 6-8 feet thick past Russell Falls and lots of fun to penguin slide down on the journey back.
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