Business as Usual on the Farm

We've been a bit quiet this week, because after all of our hard work last weekend, things are running their course. The strawberry plant is sprouting some new leaves, as predicted by my mom, the squash is now starting to take over the garden*, and the beets are probably ready for some thinning.

One concern is some white substance appearing on one of our cucumber plants. Photos to follow - maybe our readers can help us diagnose and treat the ailment.

We've also enjoyed hearing from a few of our Noe Valley neighbors in the comments and on Twitter. I'm really enjoying the latest neighborhood news (and gossip?) on the Noe Valley SF blog. We're hoping to make it down to the Elizabeth Street Brewery before too much more drama ensues - we've been curious about the place since we moved to the neighborhood almost 2 years ago but still haven't made it over. Maybe in a few months we'll be in a position to trade Noe Valley produce for home brew.

A few photos from this week. We can't wait for our new camera to come in - hopefully Panasonic will start shipping the new models of the Lumix any day.







* Small exaggeration - but we do have 8 squash sprouts coming in. Not bad1