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May Farm Update
Much of our one acre is now planted: alliums of every type, an array of leafy greens, plus beans, beets, carrots, hakurei turnips, kohlrabi, peas, radishes. Some of these veggies are under agricultural row cover to speed their growth and/or … Continue reading
Rock Harvest
In addition to weeding carrots, dill and cilantro, we harvested some rocks today.
New Farmers!
Liz Green, 2008 Belmont CSA farm intern extraordinaire, drives tractor, transplants at the speed of light, hoes enthusiastically AND she writes! Check out Liz’s blog: http://www.lizgreen.blogspot.com/Justin Deri, our talented 2007 assistant grower, is managing his own farm and CSA in … Continue reading
Transplanting
On Thursday we transplanted three beds of brassicas – kale, napa cabbage, bok choy and kohlrabi. Then we covered these beds with row cover to protect the seedlings from pests (woodchucks, rabbits and flea beatles). As soon as the field … Continue reading
Rock harvest
Did I mention that I uncovered a lot of rocks when I was plowing? CSA shareholders, friends and family are invited to help pick rocks on the next shareholder volunteer day, Saturday, April 19, 10:00-noon. Those who really want to … Continue reading
Peas and Planet Jr.
Everyone survived the cold temps last night. The min-max thermometer in the hoophouse read 32 degrees this morning. I’m sure it was warmer underneath all the row cover, blankets and quilts that were over the seedlings. I’m happily surprised the … Continue reading
Heart-stopping temperatures
I’m a bit preoccupied with the weather. I check the forecast several times a day. I pay close attention to the predicted overnight temps, whether there will be clouds or not, how strong the winds will be, if and how … Continue reading
Plowing
Earlier this week I borrowed a seven-shank chisel plow and plowed the entire acre. This implement breaks up compaction 18″ down without turning the soil over. Less compaction creates an environment that is root-friendly due to better drainage and aeration. … Continue reading
Spreading lime
The last two weeks have been busy. Yesterday I finished spreading two tons of pelletized lime on the field. The process of spreading lime on this suburban farm is a bit different than in farm country where 10 ton lime-filled … Continue reading
It looks like spring …..
It looks like spring in my basement. Thirty trays of alliums have germinated in the lasts two days. A couple of trays of parsely are contemplating germination. Celeriac seeds are basking in 80 degree soil and I expect they will … Continue reading
