Planting warm season crops to remind us that it won't stay cold forever.

Over the past few days the weather has gone from pleasant and very much like spring is "supposed" to be, to cold and raw with ice and snow flurries. On Wednesday we decided to postpone our plans of working outside and instead worked on getting the warm season crops for the hoop house seeded. Using mini soil blocks, we seeded three varieties of basil, seven varieties of peppers and ten varieties of tomatoes. 

Punching out mini soil blocks with the soil block maker

 Seven varieties of peppers seeded and ready to go into the germination chamber

With sunny weather in the forecast, we're looking forward to getting out in the field again to continue work on our perennial and u-pick area. Our field at Tuthill Farms was turned this week, and the sight of bare earth is good encouragement that things will be green and growing soon enough!

Jim Tuthill and some of the newly turned soil at Tuthill Farms

-Shannon