Here, John takes a break to inspect one of the horseradish plants which will be harvested in the early spring. Hundreds of garlic bulbs were planted at the farm this weekend and we look forward to harvesting these in mid-July. Planning a "Garlic Festival" then might be an idea....to attract some additional help!
The season is changing....
....and our growing season will soon be over!
Friend in the greenhouse!
Mr. Toad has found his favorite place to perch...on the leaves of an orchid plant. Am hoping to find him a friend!
Watermelon!
Labor Day weekend marked the watermelon harvest...a most delicious chore!
Tomato time!
Dr. Grace Charles of Steamboat Naturopathic visits Walnut Hill Farm for a few days to help with the harvest!
Keeping it tidy
Pam Swisher of Union Square Events helps in tidying up after the weekend harvest!
Public Enemy #1
John inspects this colorful caterpillar and soon realizes it is the dreaded hornworm. This pest is the Tobacco Hornworm, as identified by his 7 stripes, and is capable of decimating whole tomato or pepper plants in no time! Nash and Katrina spent a morning picking them off by hand, but it's a challenge because of their incredible ability to blend into the foliage. An organic solution will be used to spray the plants with bacillus thuringiensis (BT), a natural and safe microbial pesticide.