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Month: July 2008

Garlic all in

15 Dec 200830 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Harvested in three parts over the last week, the garlic is now all in! This crop seems to’ve done well once again (I LOVE growing garlic!). For the first time, there’s a small pile of damaged goods, water-logged from all … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork, Harvest, Tools Tags grass, mulch, Lynn, garlic, oats, tractor, Summer 3 Comments

Hail damage reassessed

7 May 201329 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Three days after the nasty hail storm, and the full extent of the crop damage is more evident. It’s quite a bit worse than it first appeared. The plants will bounce back, but we’ve lost a lot of the fruit … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Fieldwork, Weather Tags tomato, peppers, eggplant, unexpected, unusual, Summer 2 Comments

People in the field update

15 Dec 200829 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

This has been an interesting summer for learning about tiny farming, people, and the ups and downs of growing largely without machines. I’ve had an ongoing debate with Bob over the years about the garden layout, using relatively short, 50′ … Read the rest

Categories People Tags management, Lynn, Mike (tfb), Summer 2 Comments

CSA share check-in

13 Aug 200828 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Monday morning means a quick small harvest for about half a dozen CSA shares. What’s in each share is my main harvest concern each week. The goal is to maintain the basics, like lettuce, carrots, onions, and also have some … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Harvest, CSA Tags CSA share, marketing, Summer 1 Comment

Three minutes of mayhem

7 May 201326 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

What at first seemed like a mild three-minute hail storm this afternoon did an impressive amount of crop damage right across the market garden. One of those sudden, short storms that’ve been popping up more or less several times a … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Weather Tags unusual, crop damage, tomato, beet, summer squash, winter squash, unexpected, storm, waiting, Summer 5 Comments

Crowded stand

11 Aug 200826 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The farmers’ market stand is getting crowded. Actually, it’s been that way for…seasons. Somehow, plans aside, I haven’t yet gotten around to doubling the table area. It’s about time…… Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Planning, Market & Stand Tags marketing, Summer 4 Comments

Rinsing…

21 Jan 200925 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

On-going debates about the merits of rinsing are…academic right now as the near daily rains continue, and the soil remains between moist and mucky. Even on a rare hot and sunny day like today, crops are coming up caked in … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Harvest Tags green onion, post-harvest, rinsing, Erin, carrot, Summer 1 Comment
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