May 4, 2013 - Growers Market and Garden

Thursday was the opening day for the first Downingtown Farmers Market. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the turn out was amazingly good - so much that most vendors sold out within 2 hours. I manages to get 4 tomato plants and 2 eggplants.

Saturday also marked the opening of the West Chester Growers Market where I purchased the rest of my plants. I'm all set now for the season and all but the peppers are in the ground.

  

Here's the line up this season: 

Tomatoes:

• Green Zebra
• Azoycha
• Sun Gold
• San Marzano x 2
• Cherokee Purple
• Juliet

Eggplant:

• Galine
• Orient Charm

Peppers:

• Italian Gourmet
• Grenada Seasoning
• Corno Di Toro x 2
• Italian Roaster
• Red Beauty x 2
• Early Sunsation

Other Vegetables:

• Yellow Squash
• Black Beauty Zucchini
• Sweet Burpless Cucumber
• Straight 8 Cucumber
• Green Comet Broccoli x 8
• Snow Crown Cauliflower x 8
• Spinach
• French Breakfast Rasishes

Herbs:

• Tricolor Sage
• Tarragon
• Italian Basil x2
• Rosemary
• Greek Oregano
• French Thyme
• Lemon Rhyme
• Dill
• Flat Lead Parsley

May 5, 2012 - West Chester Growers Market

Every year the official garden season begins for me with the opening of the West Chester Growers Market.  This year was no different and despite being an overcast and drizzle filled morning we got there just after it opened. 

 

 For the past few years I've purchased nearly all my tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and herbs here from various vendors.  A few are now familiar faces I look forward to every year.  I didn't go too overboard this first day at the market, but I did come home with the following:

 

Tomatoes:  Two Amish Paste (plums), Black Krim (medium), Lemon Boy (med/large), Green Zebra (medium), and a Yellow Pear (grape)

Peppers:Crono di Toro (Sweet), Italian Roaster (mild chile), and a third pepper that I lost the ID for.  I'm sure it's some sort of sweet non-bell pepper.

Herbs: Oregano, English Thyme, and Sage.

   

Not a bad beginning, but I have a lot more plants to get!