As summer winds down and the kids head back to school, here at Bees N Blooms we are planning the fall cover crops and next year’s flowers and catching up on farm maintenance. We have two weekends left of our open-farm days. Come and visit before we are closed for the season!
- August 29-Sept 2, Labor Day weekend and Monday
- October 12-13, Sonoma County’s Farm Trails weekend
We also have several upcoming Yoga classes with Shanti Devi.
- Friday, Sept 13, 2019, Full Moon Yoga Flow
- Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019, Autumn Equinox Yoga Flow
Here’s what’s up at the farm.
Tomatoes, Peppers, Sweet Corn and Pumpkins
We have some GIANT heirloom tomatoes, both Black Krim and Brandywine that are looking really amazing and make yummy tomato sandwiches! We also have super sweet and delicious Sungold and Indigo Rose cherry tomatoes, perfect for a Capresé salad with mozzarella, olive oil and basil.
The pepper selection is extensive, from the sweet—Sweet Sunrise, Sweet Chocolate, Anaheim, Shishito, Lunchbox, Lipstick— to the mildly spicy—Padron, Ancho (good for Chile Rellenos), and Pasilla Bajio (our favorite with eggs)—to the WATCH OUT spicy—Jalapeño, Purple Cayenne, Serrano, Bangkok Thai, Biquinho Red, NuMex Suave Orange, and Mad Hatter (the last three not quite ready yet).
By Farm Trails weekend, our second batch of sweet corn should be ready and our pumpkins will be harvested–just in time for pumpkin pies or Halloween.
Lavender
The lavender harvest is in, and we have bundles of Folgate and Grosso, as well as sachets of Folgate, Munstead, Hidcote Giant, and Grosso. We also have lavender oil and hydrosol from Monte Bellaria Lavender Farm and Bear Remedies.
Cut Flowers
The flower arcs are still beautiful, with sunflowers, asters, chyrsanthemums, amaranth, zinnias, cosmos, strawflowers, Rudbeckia, and Lisianthus all blooming profusely. We have some lovely bouquets in the farm stand.
Perennials and Trees for Fall Planting
Fall is a great time to plant perennials! Getting them in the ground in September and October gives them a month or two of warm soil temperatures to get their roots going before winter sets in. We have several bee-friendly flowering perennials, including Salvia, Gaillardia, lavender, and Verbena. For trees, we have 3-year-old Red-Flowering Gum, Honey Locust (thornless), and Silver Linden trees. All trees are certified organic and will provide clean and healthy food for pollinators.
Thank-you so much, Susan and Kelli, for providing the most beautiful site to have a wedding around! Kurt and I knew it was the perfect place the moment we walked the labyrinth, and heard the hum of the bees and saw the lovely flowers against the backdrop of the blue sky, and smelled the rows and rows of LAVENDER! The place has such a good feeling about it, and both of you were so helpful and nice! Truly a magical evening!
~Jill & Kurt
We loved having you guys! Happy Honeymooning!
I would love to come and talk with someone about the lavender. I would love to know some basics of keeping lavender alive! I know a few things, but I would like to know more.
Thank you.
lburch@sonic.net
Hi Lynda,
You’re in luck! We’re doing a special tour on lavender growing and uses on Farm Trails weekend, October 12 and 13. It will be in the Farm Trails schedule that will come out later in September. Check their website. I think the time for that tour is 1 or 1:30, both days.
Hope to see you!
Best,
Susan
Awesome to read, better to see! Love the hard work, good nature and wonderful gifts you provide!! Thank you, a most profitable year to you