Tendrils are what keeps vine plants of the ground. They reach out and twine around anything that they get hold off. That's why peas, climbing beans, cucumbers etc. need some support for the best growing results.

These army worms can cause a lot of damage in a short time. Named army worms as their mother lays a huge amount of eggs in 1 spot and they all hatch and start eating at the same time. You can recognize them where whole plants have disappeared.

Here are some more brothers and sisters about 30 seconds after being sprayed with pyrethrine. Pyrethrine is an extract of the pyrethrum daisy and attacks the nervous system of soft bodied insects. These bugs are already on their way to bug heaven. Pyrethrine works quick and is one of the safest organic pesticides to use.

Yuki chan is getting bigger every day.

This pretty speckled Romaine lettuce from Austria is my perennial favourite. Unsurpassed in flavour and crispness and not to mention appearance. It makes a great Ceasar salad and it looks even better with some Red Romaine thrown in there too. Coming up soon!

Corn is just some kind of grass and when it grows actually just looks like it too. Just when it flowers it becomes a bit more elitairian. Since it is the most widely grown crop in the world now and almost all processed foods contain some traces of corn, you can say humans have become grazers as well as we munch on corn day in day out. Niseko Green Farm will have the über sweet Mirai corn available this year both organically and chemically grown. Give them both a try for a comparisson test.

The potatoes are getting ready to do their thing and slowly getting bigger. Niseko Green Farm has got 3 potato varieties this year. The most popular Danshaku, the tasty Kita Akari and the healthy and increasingly more popular local Toya. New spuds will be available from late September, October. Until then we keep some in our fridge.