Garlic planting and winter hours schedule

Welcome again to the busy swirl of activity that is called Martin Farmstand. This time of the year we are harvesting and washing produce for what seems like most of the time. As a whole the fall harvest is the normal abundance. It is awesome how much food is in the gardens and orchards.
The sweet potatoes are cured and ready for storage now. Sweet potatoes like to be stored warm and dry- above 55 degrees is best. Light does not hurt them like it does other potatoes.
We dug about 25% of the late Irish potato crop so far this week (mostly red). The rest will have to wait longer in the field as they are not dead enough yet to have as thick of a skin as is desirable for good storage. It looks like there is a good chance of frost on Monday. Frost will kill the rest of the potato vines (which is good at this point).
The last day for summer hours is Saturday November 4th (when time changes). After that till Thanksgiving we will be open Tuesday through Saturday from noon till 5 PM. December we will be open Fridays and Saturdays from noon till 5 PM. We are closed between Christmas and New Year. The rest of the winter will be open Saturdays (noon- 5 PM). During the winter call ahead if the weather is very severe. Daniel