02/19/2026
Greetings from the Jardin. No harvesting occurring now—but really busy with field preparation and with getting ready for spring planting. There are about 3,000 seedlings which have sprouted in our greenhouse and these seedlings are beginning to show their first true leaves. Varieties currently sprouted are Jalapeño, Big Jim Numex, Joe Parker, Barker, Serrano, Shish*to, Santa Fe Grande, NM 10-4, Lumbre, Banana Pepper, Bell Pepper, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, cherry tomatoes, and Big Boy tomatoes. Also, the first shipment arrived of onion slips to be transplanted—10 cases of 1500 to 2100 each case. So 15,000 to 21,000 onion slips will be transplanted, beginning next week. Another 30 cases will arrive in early March for Spring Break groups to transplant. Additionally, field prep continues: fabric removal, soil turnover, disking, roto-tilling, soil amendments with compost, mulch, fertilizer and flake sulfur, roto-tilling again, drip line placement, fabric lay-down and then we can plant seeds or transplant seedlings. Busy times! Come see us. Susie & Jerry
