Starting Seeds

Starting Seeds
It is that time of year again.  It is always a big rush of excitement to start seeds in February for the growing season ahead.  This week is a big seeding week.  With the help of some home school students we seeded the first of the tomatoes, swiss chard, kale, cabbage and spinach today.  As we were seeding I was thinking of all the home gardeners out there and whether or not they new how long seeds will store from year to year.

Here is a list of seeds and their shelf life:  (This only applies to seeds which are stored properly at a cool temperature with no moisture.)

Asparagus - 3 years
Beans - 3 years
Beets - 4 years
Broccoli - 3 years
Brussels Sprouts - 4 years
Cabbage - 4 years
Carrots - 3 years
Cauliflower - 4 years
Celeriac - 3 years
Celery - 3 years
Chard,Swiss chard - 4 years
Chicory - 4 years
Chinese Cabbage - 3 years
Collards - 5 years
Corn - 2 years
Corn Salad-(mache) - 5 years
Cress - 5 years
Cucumbers - 5 years
Eggplant - 4 years
Endive - 5 years
Kale - 4 years
Kohlrabi - 3 years
Leeks - 2 years
Lettuce - 6 years
Muskmelon - 5 years
Okra - 2 years
Onions - 1 year
Parsnips - 1 year
Peas - 3 years
Peppers - 2 years
Radishes - 5 years
Rutabagas - 4 years
Salsify - 1 year
Scorzonera - 2 years
Sorrel - 4 years
Southern Peas - 3 years
Spinach - 3 years
Squash & Pumpkins - 4 years
Tomatoes - 4 years
Turnips - 4 years
Watermelon - 4 years

Even if your seed is old it might still germinate but the germination rate drastically decreases after the above length of time.

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Happy seeding to you all,

Erica

Onions planted last week in the greenhouse.

The first seeds to germinate this season are the basil seeds.

Betty the kitty supermodel waking from her nap in the greenhouse.

Flowers always make you feel happy even on a cloudy day.  

 

 

Late Fall Photos

Here are some Late Fall Photos of the farm. 

Fall sky above the upper field.

Garlic Seed.

More garlic seed.

Garlic planting on ridges.

Planting garlic in the oats cover crop.

Putting the doors on the new greenhouse.

Baby greens in the new greenhouse.

Thursday Delivery this week.

Thursday Delivery this week.

Dear Friends of B & H Organic Produce,

Happy New Year to you all. 

I hope you all had wonderful warm and healthy holidays. 

We will be doing a delivery this week.  Sorry it is late notice.  I was away last week and just returned to the farm today to see how everything is going. 

Next week we will return to our normal delivery schedule of Wednesday evening. 

Interested in recipes for our produce?  Please visit our recipe blog http://www.bhrecipes.blogspot.com/.

Below you will find the list for what you can order this week for pick up in West Reading.  If you are interested in purchasing our products in the Morgantown area please visit Hartz Natural Foods or Wyebrook Farms.

Our meats are available year round.   All of our beef is 100% grass fed.  We do not finish the beef on corn and we never use artificial hormones or antibiotics. 

We have whole chickens and parts available as well.  We raise the chicken on the farm in the summer and they are free to roam.  We feed the chickens our own Certified Organic grain.  No GMO’s in our meats!

So where can you buy our produce and meat in the winter months?

·      There is a store on our farm – Hartz Natural Foods.  I highly recommend calling ahead of time to check on availability of the produce and meats.  Hartz’s is open Monday through Saturday from 9 am till 6 pm, 610-286-5268.  The best produce days are Wednesday through Friday.  211 Twin County Rd Morgantown (Twin County Rd is also RT 10.  The store is only 1.5 miles from 176 and only 16 miles from West Reading.)

·      Wyebrook Farm Market in Honeybrook sells our produce Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. http://wyebrookfarm.com/produce/ 

·      Don’t forget you can eat our veggies at Papillon Brasserie.  This restaurant is that place you can find our veggies dressed up for a night out on the town. http://www.papillononpenn.com/

This week we will be offering vegetables to be delivered to West Reading.  This is a pay as you go system and all items are on a first come first serve basis.   You must preorder the vegetables by emailing me at bhorganics@gmail.com.  I will respond to your email with a total price and the address for the pick up. 

We will be delivering on Thursday January 10th this week.  The delivery will be at 5 pm and you will have till 8 pm to pick up the order.  Please email me your order by Wednesday evening at midnight. 

For this week, Thursday January 10th we will have:

·      Golden or Red Beets (no tops)– 1 lb $3.00

·      Baby Carrots ( can be orange or red )– 1 lb $2.00

·      Arugula – ½ lb $5.00

·      Spicy Salad Mix – ½ lb $5.00

·      Celery Root (aka Celeriac) – 1 lb $3.00

·      Daikon Radishes – 1 lb $2.50

·      Cabbage – Savoy $2.00

·      Brussels Sprouts - $3.50 / pint

We will have our meats available as well.  All the meat is frozen.

·      Whole Chickens 3-4 lb $15.00

·      Beef:

o   Ground 1 lb $6

o   Cubes 1 lb $7

o   Sweet Bologna (sliced) 1 lb $7

o   Sausages 1 lb $8  flavors- Kielbasa, Italian, Hot Italian, Maple, Sage and Fresh.

o   Hot Dogs 1 lb $10

o   Beef Sticks (our version of Slim Jims) – ½ lb $8.5  flavors – mild, sweet or hot.

o   Steaks – ½ lb $7 Delmonico, NY Strip, Flat Iron

o   Roasts – 2-3 lb $17 London Broil, Eye Roast, Chuck Roast, Sirloin Roast, Mock Tender Roast.

Thank you all for your wonderful support this season.  May your week be warm and joyful.

Erica Lavdanski

B & H Organic Produce

484-955-1098

bhorganics@gmail.com

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