Planting cool weather vegetables in the greenhouse

Last week, we photographed Helen Chandler of Whistling Wolf Farm planting her very first cool weather vegetables for this year. She is using space in a greenhouse at Sandbrook Meadow Farm, a phenomenal CSA in Hunterdon County.

Here’s what Helen planted: leeks, onions, scallions, shallot, parsley, aster, chives, oregano, rosemary, sage, and thyme. You’ll see all these delectable vegetables at the Metuchen Farmers Market in a few months.

The view of the Sandbrook Meadow Farm greenhouse as we drove up the road….

Inside the greenhouse (notice the snow piled up against the walls outside!):

Planting onion seeds, one at a time…

A list of all the seeds to be planted ( including six varieties of onions!):

Writing labels to identify the seedlings:

Placing finished flats on the greenhouse benches:

A row of “King Richard” leeks: