the squibix family blog

farm update

It's a mixed bag these days here at the squibix farm. The peas are growing great and the peppers, tomatoes, and basil took well to transplanting; but the cucumbers and beans are barely surviving the bitter battle against rabbits and, in the case of the cucumbers, aphids (a new problem this year!). But I took some encouragement from stopping by the Lexington farmers market this afternoon—the first market of the season out here in the suburbs. I noted that organic rhubarb is going for $4.00 a bunch, and at that rate we've already harvested a good $12.00 or even $16.00 worth for the three pies we've made. We've also got arugula and radishes, which while of purely nominal cash value have at least paid for themselves. The radishes look kind of nice, too.