Garlic Scapes

We'll have garlic scapes at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market (Stalls 411&413) this weekend. Garlic scapes can be used in stir fry, pesto, or grilled. When cooked it has a sweet mild garlic taste. They are only available for a limited time so stop by and pick up your garlic scapes before they're gone for the season.

Spring is here...

We have started our pepper seedlings and will transplant them into pots soon.

Here are some of the varieties that we will have this season at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market.

Lady Bell
Yellow Bell
Red Bell
Orange Bell
Sweet Banana
Cubanelle
Jalapeno
Mucho Nacho
Poblano
Habanero (Red and Yellow)
Cayenne
Aneheim
Cherry Bomb
Holy Mole
Hot Banana
Serrano
Thai
Gypsy

Don't see the pepper you're looking for? There's still time left to send in your request. Email me at SamanthaThao@aol.com

What to plant for 2010?

We are currently researching new varieties of tomatoes, peppers and vegetables for the 2010 season. We also accept special requests for those hard to find and unusual plants. Please email us if you would like to make a special request. My email address is SamanthaThao@aol.com.

Garlic Planting for 2010

Can you believe it's time to plant garlic for next years crop? We have gotten alot of rain and the ground has been wet. Here is Tou hand planting garlic. We space the garlic 6" apart and will cover them with 2" of soil. The garlic can be mulch overwinter but we have found that they grow fine without.

Our growing season

Shallots

Green and wax beans

Beets

Anaheim chili, cayenne, and jalapenos

Shallots

Tou and I have begun pulling the shallots out and letting them dry out in the field. They look great!. We'll start bringing them to the Minneapolis Farmer's Market this Saturday.

We are finally done with the garlic harvest. Now they will go into the greenhouse to dry and cure for the next couple of weeks. Here is Tou loading up the tractor wagon.