Since it is the coolest spring on the Wet Coast in 70 years, our spinach, originally planted last August 2023, continues to proliferate in the greenhouse.  We make sure to open the sides of the greenhouse during the day to keep the spinach cool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a sample of the custom box deliveries that we started in May.  The deliveries will continue every Saturday anywhere on Malcolm Island until sometime in November.  If you wish to be added to our weekly mailing list, just send a note to hellofromluckfarm77@gmail.com or call 250-973-2077.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along with our specialty salads, we've recently added new potatoes, basil, and Slow Dog farm's cabbages to our growing list of available produce.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again, with the cool weather the lettuce continues to produce in the garden.  Here is some red Merlot lettuce, which adds colour to our various salad mixes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This spring has also been great weather for radishes as well as sweet and tender Japanese baby white turnips (Hakurei), which have been a big hit!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 The original annual garden is a sea of green with hundreds of yellow cooking onions in the foreground.  The yellow flowers are various mustard greens (Wasabi, Giant Red, Ruby Red Streaks).  Aside from the flowers being food for pollinators, we will save the seeds once they have matured..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a close up of the hundreds of the yellow cooking onions and the mustard greens  going to seed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The hard neck garlic saved for over a decade from Texada Island is almost four feet tall.  Scapes have started to form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The peas are growing up to the sky for Jack and the bean stalk. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 We always plant lots of wild flowers and Marigolds for the pollinators.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We put hoops and remay over the cabbages to guard against the dreaded cabbage maggot.  The added heat from the remay covering has also helped produce some pretty big cabbages so far.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the garden expansion in full production right now.  Starting from the front row there are:

1) Lettuce under the remay

2) Mustard greens and beets

3) Four different kinds of kale

4) Potatoes

5) More potatoes

6) More yellow cooking onions

7) Broccoli under the remay covered hoops

8) And a few flowers at the last small patch for the pollinators!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 In the greenhouse, there are now some big plants with green tomatoes forming.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sweet peppers are also on their way.  Have a sweet summer and happy gardening everyone!