Crops and Gardens

p4210003.jpgSitting on just under three acres of property, Tangleweed Farm is the site of not only productive food crops, flower beds and berry canes for produce sales. In addition, the farm maintains a beautiful array of rose bushes, a few select fruit trees, lilac shrubs, a field of lavender, herbs and much more. Just about any plant well-suited to the Tehachapi growing climate is likely to pop out of the ground someplace around the farm throuout the season. From daffodils and tulips to lilacs and peonies to lavender and roses the farm is covered in blossoms all season long.

p6140002.jpgPerennial flowers and berries are accompanied by annual flower and vegetable crops in the farm fields. Highlights in the Tangleweed growing season include first-of-the-season baby lettuces and spinach in early Spring, Peony flower bouquets in May, the Olallieberry harvest during the month of June, followed by a bountiful summer full of traditional warm season vegetable crops including flavorful tomatoes, mixed and colorful flower bundles, and a fall harvest of sweet and long-storing winter squash.

Despite the adversities that may come with farming in Tehachapi, Tangleweed Farm anticipates an abundant and diverse harvest this year as each year tends to get better and better. See below for a list of what is planned to grow on the farm throughout the 2008 season.

Spring (mid-April through early-June)

  • Washed and bagged salad greens including lettuce, spinach, arugula, and a new spicy braising mix
  • Parsley
  • Swiss Chard
  • Beets (many colors)
  • Carrots
  • Scallions
  • Leeks
  • Radishes
  • Lilacs
  • Peonies
  • Sweet Peas
  • Tulips
  • Iris

Summer (mid-June through early-September)

  • Washed and bagged lettuce
  • Basil
  • Cucumbers
  • Summer Squash and Zucchini
  • Tomatoes
  • Sweet Bell Peppers
  • Onions
  • Shallots
  • Garlic
  • Potatoes
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Olallieberries
  • Raspberries
  • Melons
  • Sunflowers
  • Lavender
  • Mixed cut flower bouquets including Bells of Ireland, Zinnia, Larkspur, Aster, Lisianthus, and many more

Fall (mid-September through early November, or the first hard frost)

  • Washed and bagged salad greens including lettuce, spinach, arugula and braising mix
  • Cilantro
  • Swiss Chard
  • Beets
  • Carrots
  • Summer Squash/Zucchini
  • Tomatoes
  • Winter Squash
  • Potatoes
  • Raspberries
  • Sunflowers
  • Mixed cut flower bouquets