The Height of the Bloom

I need to catch up on updating the blog! 

I visited the Gale Woods Farm linen flax plot last Thursday, July 11th, and found it in full bloom! You could definitely see it from the road this time, even though the flowers are quite small—about the size of a quarter.

This plot is a pollinating wonder! I shot a video to show the action. Turn up your volume to hear the hum of the bumblebees swarming around each flower!

This rogue weed/flower (I believe it is called Hairy Vetch) has popped up in the middle of the plot. It is quite pretty against the blue flax flowers, even if unwanted in the crop. 

Here, you can see how densely the flax was sown and how successful a dense sowing is for the health of the plot. The stalks have had no problem reaching full height, which they are essentially at now, even in such tight quarters!

Look at this gorgeous flower that will only survive for a few hours! I hope you visited the plot in the past couple of weeks since the blooms will soon be gone if they aren't already. 

When the plot reaches its maximum blooming phase, the countdown begins for setting the harvest date. I plan to revisit the plot later this week to see if there are fewer blooms and if we might enter that 30-day waiting period before the harvest.