Harvest for October 13-14, 2014

At last we're into cooler weather! We sure snuck by the usual, miserably hot 92028 summer out here until September. Then, we found ourselves working in sauna-like heat for a few weeks. Anyone who thinks they'd like to farm in rural San Diego should try September out here first before giving up their day job. :/

Here's our harvest shot for this week. We also harvested a few late eggplants that ended up in some of the trade-in boxes, so if you have an eggplant in your possession from us...it's either a Black Beauty or probably the beautiful, variegated Gandia. We do save seeds from our heirlooms, and sometimes the results are crossed the next year, so some of our eggplant this year seems to be crosses of the two main varieties we grow. There are ways to avoid cross pollination so that heirloom seeds come "true" each year...we don't bother. Be aware that the chili peppers are indeed hot. Use only a tiny bit in your stir fries, and try the rest for future use. Even the tiny quantity given to each subscriber is waaaay more than most would need in a week. I've always thought that a good hot chili is a better than some medicines, even if you don't enjoy the taste in cooking. Like wasabi, this week's peppers are better than a decongestant if needed. Of course, I think almost anything edible is improved with a little heat.