Durksen Farm Update – August 15, 2015 – Hand Pollinating Squashes, New Pork Products

Posted on August 15, 2015 by tim_durksen@hotmail.com
Today we received more of our pork products: bacon, ham, back bacon, smokies, chorizos, butt steaks and roasts and some salami.   See our Products page for info on pricing.  Please note that some prices will be changing as we work out the true cost of the products.
Gardening Tip – Pollinating Squashes by hand –  Sometimes I find that our zucchinis, squashes and cucumbers start developing fruit but quickly rot off because they are not pollinated properly.  It can happen if there are not very many bees in the area to pollinate.  Its very easy to ensure good pollination by hand.  The male flowers are the ones which are located on the end of a stem, and the females are attached to the undeveloped fruit.  Simply break off a male flower and open it up.  Either rub the staman(pollen bearing structure) into a female flower, or use a small paintbrush to transfer the pollen.  This will ensure proper pollination and a larger harvest.  Keep and eye on our Tips and Recipes page for more tips and recipes.

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Here is some of the new pork products we just got in: salami, chorizo and bacon.  The butcher we have been using has 45 years experience in the field and has made us some fantastic products.

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