Month: November 2007

Official: the garden season really is over

27 Apr 202229 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Snow-covered field means the garden season's over!

OK, so this garden is really over for the season! Called due to extremely cold, snowy conditions that don’t seem likely to let up any time soon. I’d been counting on one more melt-off, but it’s only been freezing cold … Read the rest

Sooo, organic IS better!?!

26 Apr 202328 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

It’s not the politics, it’s kinda common sense… I was drawn into a link today on the Seasons Eatings Farm blog: “This article is informative.” That’s a pretty seductive word, “informative.” Click! And, lo and behold, a whole new chapter … Read the rest

Machines and snow

27 Apr 202226 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Looking out the side door of the Extended Milkhouse, this is what I see. The mighty tiny tractors don’t seem too formidable under a little snow. A good old fashioned blizzard and they’d be…gone! A few years of crazy short … Read the rest

Outpost returns

6 Dec 201825 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

The mildly ambitious veggie outpost experiment of earlier this year has returned in pieces. The stand came back today, courtesy of Conall, who took it apart and dropped it off (you can’t help but notice, he’s pretty thorough when it … Read the rest

Kale under…snow

26 Apr 202324 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Another installment in the snow-covered series: Winterbor kale! I’m so used to rollercoaster weather and the new winters that never really get started, it’s kind of a shock to have this much snow for three days in a row in … Read the rest

Rosemary under snow

29 Apr 202223 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

The rosemary’s looking quite fresh and perky, buried tip deep in snow. There are many cultivars, some apparently able to overwinter in quite brutal cold. I have three types here, two without names (one a survivor of last winter’s rosemary … Read the rest

Buckets of snow

26 Apr 202322 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Woke up to a world of snow. Unlike the heavy dusting a few days ago, this was a serious snowfall, looked like 5-6″ (12.5-15 cm). This will stick around for a while. I didn’t finish mulching the garlic, and there … Read the rest