Finally! A broccoli that grows well in Colorado!

Piracicaba Broccoli (also sometimes called "Broccolini")

Normally broccoli barely produces a good size head before going to flower with the hot days of May. (I think Broccoli would much rather grow in Seattle!)
I have found that Piracicaba Broccoli works much better for our climate. Harvest some looser, smaller heads, and lots of side shoots and leaves instead of waiting for a big head.
Here's a link to a story about it from the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/18/AR2006101800375.html We have it for sale for the next 3 weeks or more and it's a good time to plant it now (the sooner the better, as it prefers cold weather)

We will also have Broccoli Rapini, Collard greens, Bok Choy, 9 types of Kale, Mustard Greens, Onion starts and all the cool weather plants that we usually offer ...

Photos from our first market on April 4th

 It was a fun and successful Easter Egg "Hunt"

This coming week we have kale, lettuce, onions, Chives, Arugula, Broccoli, Swiss Chard,  Salad Bowls and more....

Free Parking with a view!

View from parking garage

This shot is from where I parked last Saturday morning- 2nd floor of the parking garage above the RTD station at 14th and Walnut.
It's a short walk and keeps the van cool and shady on hot days.
Enter on the North side on Walnut Street a half block East of 14th. For more free parking ideas see the Farmer's Market website at www.BoulderFarmers.org

Spring weather

A garlic field at 8am on April 3rd

1:30 pm on April 3rd- just5 hours later!

Our garlic field on the day before our first market. Our Spring snow was pretty but didn't last long!