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Month: April 2008

Chickens arrive!

7 Mar 201116 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

That was fun! Picked up the CHICKENS, wood shavings, and starter feed mix at the feed store. On this beautiful, sunny day, the airy, skylighted boxes looked like a deluxe place to be for a traveling chicken. Back on the … Read the rest

Categories Animals Tags travel, chickens, heating, whitewash, White Rock Cornish X, Spring, Summer 12 Comments

Head out on the highway…

16 Nov 202315 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

A couple of days ago, things seemed to be moving in slow motion, today, it’s the wide open highway! (A poor analogy, perhaps, given the soaring price of gas, but anyway…) Sitting at the wheel of the little riding mower, … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Greenhouse, Fieldwork, Tools, Weather Tags routines, riding mower, Milkhouse, Spring 2 Comments

Seedlings everywhere!

7 May 201314 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)
Striped German tomato seedling

Seedlings are everywhere. The first set of tomatoes is putting on its hairy true leaves: that’s a Striped German in the pic. With Lynn honing her new putting-seeds-in- plug-sheets skills today, the early seedling starts are just about done. From … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Seed & Seedlings Tags light rack, seedlings, tomato, transplant, Spring 7 Comments

Hanging in the greenhouse

13 Apr 200812 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

A couple of days ago, I moved out four trays from the Milkhouse to the greenhouse: parsley, leek, onion, leek. I made a quick frame to keep the row cover off the alliums. Although it’s been just below zero for … Read the rest

Categories Seed & Seedlings, Greenhouse, Weather Tags parsley, onion, seedlings, leek, waiting, Spring 1 Comment

Freezing rain

5 May 200811 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

You hear quite a lot of “freezing rain” warnings over the course a year around here, but it’s something you seldom actually SEE. If you’re driving, it means treacherous invisible ice on the roads. Otherwise, it seems like…rain. This morning, … Read the rest

Categories Greenhouse, Market & Stand, Weather Tags rain, farm stand, waiting, Spring 4 Comments

Drying out

11 Apr 200810 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Muted browns and greens are the colors of drying out. The wait for the snow to go is over, now, it’s waiting for the soggy soil to dry enough to till. Until then, there’s not much to do in the … Read the rest

Categories Greenhouse, Market & Stand, Weather Tags waiting, garlic, parsley, onion, farm stand, Spring 4 Comments

Greenhouse growing

27 Feb 20139 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

With the warmer weather of the last few days, things are moving along a little quicker in the greenhouse. The patch of arugula transplanted so long ago is finally starting to fill in new, full-size, TASTY leaves. And the all-lettuce … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Greenhouse Tags arugula, salad greens, mesclun, transplant, Spring 3 Comments
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