After many weeks of low key worry, the state finally got back to us and confirmed that we’re licensed to sell plants for another year! This time around there are additional compliance agreements (and fees) that are required but I’m very hopeful about this season. Next step is getting accepted to some new markets we’re looking to attend, maybe a festival or two. Now I just need to have the weather play nice so I can be on time for spring shipping and inspections.

Someone gave us a setup for doing puree storage for our almost six month old, so we’re looking to add more veggies to the plots for making our own baby food - I would love some suggestions for some veg with interesting colors for her to experience. I’ve got a carrot medley waiting for the snow to melt, and some awesome purple potatoes, but would love some more ideas!

What’s growing on with you all?

  • oceanAEnglish
    5·
    5 days ago

    Spring onions and mint are in the same raised bed. Funny thing is the mint is from one plant I bought from some random Amish stand whereas the spring onions are just from those I cook with. The mint somehow went insane and took over the whole bed. This is the first time mint has actually been invasive for me and I love it.

    Sadly not too mad in that regard

    • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgOPM
      3·
      5 days ago

      I also do mint in the beds! People think I’m crazy but it’s yet to be a problem for us. We use it often though, so there’s always an outlet for it

      • oceanAEnglish
        4·
        5 days ago

        I love it being a problem! It’s so refreshing. What else are you growing

        • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgOPM
          5·
          5 days ago

          Not a comprehensive list:

          • Apples
          • Pears
          • Blueberries (high- and lowbush)
          • Plums
          • Persimmons
          • Two types of blackberries
          • Five types of raspberry (3 cultivars of R. idaeus, R. occidentalis, and R. oderatus)
          • Four types of Mentha mints and three varieties of Pycnanthemum, or mountain mints
          • Serviceberry/shadblow/Amelanchier
          • Hardy kiwi
          • native Passionfruit
          • Elderberry (five cultivars now)
          • three kinds of Monarda, also called Bergamot (but it has like a dozen “common” names)
          • tons of herbs, medicinals, and flowers
          • veggies of all sorts
          • oceanAEnglish
            3·
            4 days ago

            Wow, this is an awesome list! Thanks for typing it out in such detail. You must live more southern to grow such tropical fruits.

            • LallyLuckFarm@beehaw.orgOPM
              2·
              4 days ago

              We’re sitting around 43.30° N and under roughly a foot of snow right now; we’ve had a warm spell recently that melted some of it =)

              The passion fruit we’re growing is Passiflora incarnata and the hardy kiwi is Actinia arguta, in case you also live in a northern climate and are interested in some tropical type food plants.

              • oceanAEnglish
                3·
                4 days ago

                Wow! I didn’t know Rochester could grow all that. It just got warm down here after snow last week. I am more southern than you and can only grow raised bed food but good to know! :)