Black Greek fig

Here's a Black Greek fig that is starting to ripen.  I haven't tasted this variety yet, so I'm anxious to give it a try.  It probably needs another week or so before it's ready.

I've also been picking some Hardy Chicago figs recently, but they've been pretty tasteless. Figs seem to need lots of heat and long daylight hours to produce their wonderful sweetness. The one below had a tiny bit of sweetness, maybe scoring a 4/10 compared to a summer-ripened fig:

Pineapple and Spinach

This pineapple growing in the aquaponics tunnel should be ripe soon (first pic is from October 1st, second pic is from January 23rd):

The semi-pit tunnel greenhouse is a bit cooler than the aquaponics greenhouse, so spinach and lettuce have been planted underneath the dormant figs and bananas.  Soon the ground will be covered in a lush sea of green :)

Kansas Farmers Union

We were happy to host members of the Kansas Farmers Union on December 6th.  GreenFin Gardens was chosen to highlight the "thinking outside the box" theme of this year's KFU convention. 

Here's a link to the KFU writeup: http://www.kansasfarmersunion.com/kansas-farmers-union-convenes-to-think-outside-the-box/

Hardy Chicago with ripening fruit

Flush Senior Citizens enjoy tour of GreenFin Gardens

Yesterday we hosted a great bunch of folks, the Flush Senior Citizens.  They're a very inquisitive and pleasant group, just really nice people.  It was a lot of fun showing them around and explaining how we grow bananas, figs, and blue tilapia here in Kansas.

Here are some pics:

Red Hat Ladies

GreenFin Gardens hosted the Red Hat Ladies for a tour on Thursday.  They're a wonderful group of ladies, and we really enjoyed showing them around and giving them the chance to taste some authentic Kansas-grown bananas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salce fig - plant, leaf, and fruit