Calender Says Spring is Here

Shown here, Hannah waters in the first transplants of the season. Tray after tray of alliums; onions, leeks, and shallots have been seeded into open flats in early February for transplant in April.


Weeks later the same flats are here on the left and trays of brassicas, and flowers have taken their place on the heated bench in the middle of the greenhouse. Once these plants get up to size they are hardened off in an unheated greenhouse then transplanted into the field. As soon as the weather breaks we will be busy, busy, busy. Since the ground can be a bit less than perfect for transplants they are the first thing be planted in spring. A few days later we will start direct seeding. I am always pleased after the first day of transplanting. It's like instant farm. We can transplant about 25,000 plants on a good day. This always turns some heads in the Valley as people go by on their way to work and see open fields then return later to fields of perfectly placed little seedlings.