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Month: April 2008

Nice…and cold!

4 May 200829 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Looks pretty good from here, the bottom end of the field is well-prepped and partially seeded, but the weather is COLD. As forecast, this time, the cold snap arrived Sunday, and we’re now treated to daytime temperatures around 5°C (40°F) … Read the rest

Categories People, Planning, Weather Tags Spring, waiting 1 Comment

Peas appear

29 Apr 200827 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The first peas suddenly popped. A bit of welcome action in the field, amidst all the dryness and slow germination. These are Sugar Ann snap peas, edible pod. There’s 1000′, double rows, 3-4″ row spacing. They’re coming up well in … Read the rest

Categories Veggies Tags germination, peas, pigweed, Spring 11 Comments

Big rototiller breakdown

18 Feb 200926 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

This is the not-good look of torn metal, not something you want to see on gear that’s both fairly essential to the tasks at hand, and ALWAYS expensive to repair. Right in the middle of some very satisfying tilling on … Read the rest

Categories Building & Fixing, Tools Tags mechanical repairs, rototiller, Spring, tractor 4 Comments

First rain (just a little)

29 Apr 200826 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The first official rain of the gardening season happened overnight, an unimpressive 3mm or so. I suppose I shouldn’t sneer at ANY rain… Still, it’s hardly enough to do anything but help along the pigweed. On the positive side, it’s … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags rain, rain gauge, Spring Leave a comment

Potting up

28 Apr 200825 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Many things are going on at once, and one of them is potting up seedlings and moving them out to the greenhouse. Already, onions, leek, parsley, lettuce, and the first trays of cauliflower and broccoli are out there, all of … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags experiments, potting up, seedlings, tomato, waiting 3 Comments
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