Comments on: First cuts http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Two arugulas | Tiny Farm Blog http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-19919 Two arugulas | Tiny Farm Blog Sun, 02 Mar 2008 18:18:46 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-19919 [...] arugula, about a month from seeding, is looking lush and…TASTY. While fiddling around with macro focus and tripod (I’ve [...] [...] arugula, about a month from seeding, is looking lush and…TASTY. While fiddling around with macro focus and tripod (I’ve [...]

]]> By: Apartment Garden http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18620 Apartment Garden Sat, 09 Feb 2008 19:20:58 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18620 Great tips on thinning! I always hate thinning. I wish I could just magically transplant the other seedlings without damaging the rest but I know that'll never happen. It's torture for me but I seem to muster enough courage to do the cut. Great tips on thinning! I always hate thinning. I wish I could just magically transplant the other seedlings without damaging the rest but I know that’ll never happen. It’s torture for me but I seem to muster enough courage to do the cut.

]]> By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18447 Mike (tfb) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:36:15 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18447 I'm happy to share, it's fun! Don't forget, I'm only learning, too. The stuff I'm doing seems for the most part to work out quite well—the veggies are good!—but there are always different ways and room for improvement! Once you get a feel for what's going on, I think growing isn't hard, it's not so much tools and techniques, only keeping at it that really counts...! I’m happy to share, it’s fun! Don’t forget, I’m only learning, too. The stuff I’m doing seems for the most part to work out quite well—the veggies are good!—but there are always different ways and room for improvement! Once you get a feel for what’s going on, I think growing isn’t hard, it’s not so much tools and techniques, only keeping at it that really counts…!

]]> By: Melanie J. http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18246 Melanie J. Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:01:10 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18246 umm, yeah, what all those ladies said! Since I'm starting from scratch, container gardening with little to no knowledge, the thought of thinning hadn't even occurred to me...I'd just have let everything grow wild, patted myself on my back for my mad skills, and then scratched my head in wonder as stuff died off so fast...thank you, thank you for continuing to educate us! umm, yeah, what all those ladies said! Since I’m starting from scratch, container gardening with little to no knowledge, the thought of thinning hadn’t even occurred to me…I’d just have let everything grow wild, patted myself on my back for my mad skills, and then scratched my head in wonder as stuff died off so fast…thank you, thank you for continuing to educate us!

]]> By: Deborah http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18154 Deborah Thu, 07 Feb 2008 07:30:08 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18154 I second Gillian and Nicole. There is so much to learn so thank you for sharing with us all I second Gillian and Nicole.

There is so much to learn so thank you for sharing with us all

]]> By: Lynn http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18142 Lynn Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:19:31 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18142 Nicole, It might make you feel better to throw the thinned sprouts into a salad. They're delicious! Nicole,

It might make you feel better to throw the thinned sprouts into a salad. They’re delicious!

]]> By: Nicole http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18126 Nicole Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:48:31 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18126 I think this is going to be the hardest part about gardening.. who wants to kill off those beautiful baby sprouts!?! I think this is going to be the hardest part about gardening.. who wants to kill off those beautiful baby sprouts!?!

]]> By: Gillian http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18117 Gillian Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:16:23 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18117 You should offer 101 vegetable gardening classes. I think you're going to be my Gardening (Tiny Farming) Guru this year! There's so much to learn!!! You should offer 101 vegetable gardening classes. I think you’re going to be my Gardening (Tiny Farming) Guru this year! There’s so much to learn!!!

]]> By: Meg http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-cuts/#comment-18113 Meg Wed, 06 Feb 2008 23:27:30 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2008/02/05/first-thinnings/#comment-18113 It looks like your sprouts are doing great. We've always direct-seeded all of our greens, so we're watching your progress closely! It looks like your sprouts are doing great. We’ve always direct-seeded all of our greens, so we’re watching your progress closely!

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