Peak of the Season

I was carving turkey today for our Palmer Trinity Golf tournament and I overheard some nice comments about our Garden. Yes, we are in the peak of the season.  Last week I started harvesting our multi-colored carrots and super sweet sun-gold tomatoes.  Right now all of the arugula, radishes, mint, flowers, bok choy, mustard greens, fennel and napa cabbage served in the Club are from our garden. Remember to check the "Garden Fresh" section on the salad bar and our specials menu .

 

This week in pictures !

One of the rare American Crocodiles found on our spectacular bay front property

Progress Report

This week in the Garden we are harvesting Radishes, Bok Choy, Mustard, Sorrel, Dill, Flowers, Tomatoes and more. Don't be afraid to try the tomatoes on the salad bar if they look yellow/green. One of the varieties this year is a tomato called " Green Grape" it's an Heirloom variety that is green when mature.  Enjoy these pics of the latest happenings in the Garden.

This week

Progress report

Our First real cold front arrived last night in the form of a freeze warning for all of Florida. Thankfully our garden survived the frigged temp. As a precaution I covered the plants last night with floating row covers, even though frost is rare at Deering Bay given its location next to the Bay. We are just really starting to get fresh produce and yesterday I picked our first tomatoes of the season

Problem or Opportunity ?

This week in the Garden I noticed a lot of snail damage. I realized that last year at this time we have had 2 hard frosts that had killed all the snails and slugs. Also the fence has been successful at keeping the peacocks out. (Chickens , ducks , geese and peacocks are great organic controls for snails). At my farm in Homestead I don't have a snail problem either because of all the toads. That left me with an opportunity for a learning experience . After a little research online I found that Iron Phosphate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron(III)_phosphate is a good and safe Organic control for snails and slugs . ( Before I buy or use anything I look for the "OMRI" label) ... The Garden looks great , check the salad bar this week !!

First Harvest

Our first harvest went well , Chef Dave and Alberto harvested 3 types of radishes , mustard greens and Arugula. We set up our fresh garden selection on the salad bar and Ronnie Jacobson had the honor of first taste of the season .

First Harvest in 2 days !!

I was at the Garden today and it looks like our first harvest will be Thursday December 15th. We will run a special salad on Thursday night and by next week Garden fresh Items will be showing up on our salad bar.