July 15 Newsletter

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Peaches cutHello!

Summer is here! The weather has been great. The fields are drying out so things are being planted again. Green Bans, Lettuce, Herbs, Green  Onions, Cucumbers, and Flowers like Sunflowers, Zinnias and Statice. I like these flowers for fall cutting.

The sweet corn is from Indiana, I have no idea when Minnesota will be ready.

Lettuce, Romaine, Green Onions, Kale, and Peas are being picked. The Candy Onions are getting bigger, but will be a while before they’re ready.

The Georgia Peaches are excellent.

Time for Peach Pie soon.

Gardening advise is slim to none—flowers are wonderful. Be sure to  dead head plants. I cut flowers off the Hostas. Keep the weeds out of   the gardens the best that you can. Stop pulling Rhubarb.

romaine heartsI’m Picking Organic

Kale

Green Onions

Lettuce—Romaine

Kohrabi

Garlic Scapes

Peas

Swiss Chard

 

watermelon with seedsFill Your Willow Basket

Sweet Corn, Indiana

Tomatoes, local

Strawberries, local

Blueberries, Georgia

Muskmelon, Indiana

Watermelon, Indiana

Radishes, local

Cucumbers, local

Green & Yellow Zucchini, local

cherries 2Bing Cherries, Washington

Reiner Cherries, Washington

Peaches, Georgia and California

Nectarines, California

Plums, California

Green Beans, local

 

 

Blueberry Brunch Coffee Cake

1/2 stick of butter, softened

1 8oz cream cheese

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 eggs

1tsp vanilla

Cream, add eggs and vanilla

 

Blueberries2 cups flower

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

Mix together, then mix with butter, cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla

 

Add 2 cups fresh blueberries

         1/3 cup buttermilk

 

Topping

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

1 tsp cinnamon

3 tbl butter

Stir together and sprinkle on top

 

Butter and flour a 9×13 glass pan

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes