What a break with the rain this week. We’ll all enjoy a reprieve from moving hose and drip tape and trying to decide what needs watering the most and which crop’s life will be impacted the most. WHEWWWW! Maybe we can catch up on some more seed […]
Read more →It sure was fall-ish weather this past week. Sweatshirts feel cozy for a while in the AM but not for long. By the afternoon, we are back to a warm summer day and watering, since it appears that we’ll get no rain for a while. Our Wwoofers […]
Read more →We had a fun day with the bees last week. Bill, in his never-ending bug kill, found a swarm laying on the ground in the raspberries. It looked like a writhing log. Luckily we had one last super box with frames in it. So, it was moved […]
Read more →What a week! We’ve been wrapping up the fall crop plantings with 4 beds of beets, 2 more beds of beans, 2 beds of carrots, another bed of kohlrabi, a bed of chard and spinach, more lettuce, and in garden 1 another bed of cukes and one […]
Read more →The growing season continues. And finally, the “dirty dozen” guinea fowl are beginning to work out in the garden and yard eating bugs. They are naturally carnivores targeting moving insects and maybe seeds that are waving in the breeze. They’re in training as we move them around […]
Read more →Sign up now for the SECOND SEASON. Begin picking now and into October. There is an abundance of tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, eggplant, Mirai sweet corn, summer squash, cucumbers, watermelons, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, and beans. Herbs are available all season. More beans, beets, carrots, […]
Read more →What a week! We love this season! We have been watching the crops grow. Anticipate within a few days – broccoli. The taller variety is Di Cicco which is know for it’s repeating production of florets, as opposed to full heads. If picking, take a handful of […]
Read more →It looks like we’ll have a couple nice sunny, soil-drying days coming up. This is good news! If we can avoid the next round of possible rain we might be able to get back to work in the fields. Right now we’re taking advantage of the down […]
Read more →It’s been a great week for the farm. There has been lots of planting and good growth. The garden had a harvest break and thanks you for your understanding. We transplanted a row of sweet peppers, and a second row of hot peppers, okra, tomatillos, and tomatoes […]
Read more →Another interesting week. With all the predictions of stormy weather, we moved the hay rack with peppers in and out of the barn each day. We haven’t dared harden off the tomatoes. A storm would possibly knock them all down as they are getting tall and hefty […]
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