Here’s what I’m planing to grow this year at Rake and Radish Farm.
Don’t see your favourite vegetable on the list? It’s likely trickier to grow but let me know and I might be able to add it to the repertoire next season.
Vegetables:
- Arugula
- Beans (bush and pole in many colours)
- Beets
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Chard
- Cherry tomatoes
- Corn
- Cucumbers
- Fennel
- Garlic
- Kale
- Lettuce
- Mustard greens
- Pac choi
- Potatoes
- Radishes
- Salad Mix
- Snap Peas
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Pie Pumpkins
- Winter squash (acorn, delicata, spaghetti)
- Zucchini
This year I’m also trialing watermelon and ground cherries. They likely won’t make an appearance in the boxes this season but if they do well, we all may be in for a treat!
Fruit:
- Cantaloupe (hopefully!)
- Strawberries
- Plums
- Apples
Herbs:
- Basil
- Dill (for pickles)
- Parsley
Flowers:
- Asters
- Cosmos
- Dahlias
- Gomphrena
- Marigolds
- Scabiosa
- Snapdragons
- Statice
- Strawflowers
- Sunflowers
- Yarrow
- Zinnias
Farming is an ever challenging occupation and crop failure is an unfortunate reality. So while hopefully all of these crops will make an appearance in the CSA boxes and flower shares, in any given year there are always some varieties that don’t make it.