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Archives for March 2007

Horse back in action…

Sat, Mar 31, 2007 5 Comments

Horse back in action…

The Troy-Bilt Horse walking rototiller is back in action for the first day of tilling in the field. I prepped a 50'x50' section for snap peas. The Horse is noisy and uses a fair (though not unreasonable) share of gas, but it's also a very handy machine for larger areas (in fact, … [Read more...] about Horse back in action…

Topics: Fieldwork, Tools Tags: bed preparation, machinery, rototiller, Spring

Floating row cover!

Fri, Mar 30, 2007 4 Comments

Floating row cover!

It's around 8:30 in the morning and I'm about to uncover the early lettuce. Floating row cover is a very lightweight spunbonded polyester, light enough not to crush seedlings when laid down directly on top. It lets in water and sunlight, and also retains heat, to differing … [Read more...] about Floating row cover!

Topics: Fieldwork, Veggies, Weather Tags: frost, lettuce, night, row cover, Spring

True leaves

Thu, Mar 29, 2007 1 Comment

True leaves

True leaves are starting to appear in the first trays of eggplant and peppers (that's Dusky, and Vittoria behind, both eggplant). It's around 20 days from seeding. Rapid growth is on the way! … [Read more...] about True leaves

Topics: Seed starting, Veggies Tags: eggplant, peppers, plug sheet, seedlings, Spring

Fill your head!!

Wed, Mar 28, 2007 4 Comments

Fill your head!!

My box of back issues finally arrived. Reading through it may cause my head to explode (so many things to try, so little time :), but I'll take the chance! This is the entire collection, seven years worth, of a fantastic market gardeners' monthly newsletter called Growing for … [Read more...] about Fill your head!!

Topics: Veggies Tags: books, microfarming, reference, Spring

Lettuce transplanted

Tue, Mar 27, 2007 2 Comments

Lettuce transplanted

Five weeks after seeding in plugsheets under lights, around 180 little lettuces are in the ground. Especially without a hardening off stage, they'll have a bit of struggle in the greenhouse-hot days and subzero nights ahead, but that's the gamble for extra early harvest. Luckily, … [Read more...] about Lettuce transplanted

Topics: Greenhouse, Veggies Tags: lettuce, Spring, transplant

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