What's happening around the farm.
Posted in CSA, Vegetables on Apr 24th, 2009
With the rain scheduled for mid-week, we finished plowing the expansion area and disced the main field to weed Monday. Then I marked out the five rotational sections of the main field, laid out guidelines for hopefully straight rows. I had hoped to get beets and carrots seeded and onions, lettuce, and broccoli transplanted, but [...]
Posted in CSA, Chickens, ducks, geese, Vegetables on Apr 15th, 2009
This week’s planting, all seedlings to be transplanted out later: broccoli, lettuce, and flowers. Also “bumped up” some seedlings into larger pots, separating multiples so there is only one plant per pot. When I am carefully trying to seed one seed per pot, it doesn’t always work out just one. That gives me some extras [...]
Posted in CSA, Vegetables on Apr 5th, 2009
I will try to give weekly updates on our CSA preparation from now on. We are 10 weeks out. So far I have the following started in pots: leeks, onions, shallots; tomatoes, peppers, eggplant; broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower; celeriac and celery; herbs – thyme, rosemary, lovage, summer savory, purple sage, and parsley; and lettuce. Tony [...]