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MARKET REPORT June 6, 2006 Remember all that heat back in April? Remember all the rain in early May, then more heat, then more rain? Well, it's time to see what all that added up to as gardens, farms and greenhouses around the state are starting to crank out their produce. The weather has definitely been a mixed bag. Some things like it cool and rainy; salad greens for instance. Others like it warm and sunny; spring peas would be an example. So mixed weather can give you mixed results. As June kicks off here's what you'll find. Salad greens will recover from late May heat, which wilts and strains the leaves. Herbs will also bounce back and come to market looking fresh. Spring onions and young onions are spectacular right now. Sweet peas, snow peas and snap peas like a little warmth to fully ripen, and they are coming in. Strawberries loved the late May heat, hated the early June rain. They will bear close watching. Squash is starting to come in, and is looking good. Late spring means squash blossoms and baby vegetables of all kinds. Also available are vegetable plants for transplanting. Put a 12" tall tomato plant in the ground now, and 4-6 weeks later it will produce. Herbs are good to go, and can be harvested right away. And it's a good time to get some annuals in the ground, because they won't have a lot of time left for their blooms.
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