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Planet Jr. rides again

Sun, Apr 08, 2012 7 Comments

Planet Jr. rides again

Rolled out the Planet Jr. seeder and got in a first 300' of peas. Sugar Ann snap peas, that's edible pod. This is just ahead of three days of colder temperatures, rain, and possibly snow. Since the weather forecast lately more often than not doesn't even get the rest of the same … [Read more...] about Planet Jr. rides again

Topics: Fieldwork, Tools, Veggies Tags: Planet Jr., Spring

Planting the rain gauge

Sun, Apr 08, 2012 5 Comments

Planting the rain gauge

The field is way dry enough to till, so it's time to get on the rain watch (yeah, and like as not there will be some snow in there)! Picked a new spot, just for variety, and set out the rain gauge once again. Hopefully it won't fill up, then freeze and explode in some freakish … [Read more...] about Planting the rain gauge

Topics: Tools Tags: rain gauge, Spring

Garlic rising

Sat, Apr 07, 2012 5 Comments

Garlic rising

The garlic really pushed up in the freakishly summery end-of-winter days, already around 6" high. Don't recall exactly how far ahead they are—there may be pics on the blog from this time in past years, I haven't checked—but this is pretty big early growth. I've been wondering … [Read more...] about Garlic rising

Topics: Veggies Tags: garlic, mulch, Spring

It’s gotta be summer!

Tue, Mar 20, 2012 8 Comments

It’s gotta be summer!

Wayne doing early evening yardwork SHIRTLESS on one of his trusty old tractors means it's gotta be summer, right?! Well, this is actually only the first day of spring, a balmy 27ºC (80ºF) day that even managed to get the sweat rolling just a bit around midday walking around the … [Read more...] about It’s gotta be summer!

Topics: Fieldwork, Tools, Weather Tags: Spring, unusual

Greenhouse out in the cold

Thu, Mar 01, 2012 8 Comments

Greenhouse out in the cold

Checked out the greenhouse, haven't been out to see it in a while. As usual, it's there! I'm still always...pleased that it handles whatever weather comes at it, no problem. The first installation, it was in the middle of a 9-acre garden and hayfield, no nearby windbreaks, for … [Read more...] about Greenhouse out in the cold

Topics: Greenhouse Tags: hoophouse, snow, Winter

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