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We have learned a lot in three seasons, but this year we figure out irrigation. The black dirt has very high water retention capability – just a bit of rain usually suffices. But this year, a combination of no rain … Continue reading →

As summer solstice approaches, all seeds for the summer season are in the ground, biding time, The chance for do-over rows or replanting diminish. Now it’s a test of stamina against the weeds. This season I have taken a no … Continue reading →

Actually it was a very productive weekend, planting the remaining pumpkin seeds, soybeans, hot peppers, and new rows of veggies. But literally, my t-shirt was blowing up the back and I have a lumbar sunburn to show for this weekend’s … Continue reading →

To plant tomatoes, we put down a black plastic, called mulch, and space the plants far apart. We have colorful cherry tomatoes, grape and plum tomatoes. In our situation, anything bigger is really asking for trouble in picking, transporting and … Continue reading →

And just like that nature turns on the heat at Memorial Day. The humidity never fails to surprise me and sap the energy out of walking the fields. It means summer is here for good, no more light frosts at … Continue reading →

The irony of last weekend’s abundance of beautiful waving spinach leaves. No rain equals slow growth. This season was much drier than last year. Once it rains, all weed seeds grow at such amazing rate where the entire field will … Continue reading →

It is always exciting and reassuring when the first vegetables become harvestable. It means the seedlot was good, seeding machine worked, planting time was right, temperature/rain combination was right, seedlings preservered over the weeds, planting rows properly marked, tractor wheels … Continue reading →

A small shallow ditch Lies in wait abiding time For its tractor friend Everyone is safe, but the tractor operator (Dan) learned a valuable lesson that has been passed down through the farming community for eons – stay far away … Continue reading →

These fall-planted scallions survived the winter and are forming flowers. Since there weren’t too many, I pulled them for food. Normally the first harvest are chives from the prior season, but I didn’t maintain the herb row and the weeds … Continue reading →

I had very high hopes of starting early and making the first delivery on Memorial Day Weekend. Though the sun shone brightly and the soil was easy to work with, there was very little rain. All those seeds that went … Continue reading →