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Month: April 2009

Disc action

29 Apr 200925 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

It’s steel in the field… Big machine work was the tiny farm highlight today, not the machinery itself but the intense and much-needed sod-busting action. Peter, a (certified organic) beef and grain farmer on the next two (much bigger) farms … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, People, Weather Tags beet, machinery, plowing, radish, spinach, Spring, storm, tractor 2 Comments

Hoophouse end walls

28 Apr 200924 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

With the clamoring demand for greenhouse space around here, getting the hoophouse finished now that the frame is up is a PRIORITY. Yet here we are, a week later, framing the end walls and installing the wood along the sides … Read the rest

Categories Building & Fixing, Greenhouse, People, Planning Tags Jordan, Lynn, Spring 6 Comments

Jostling tomatoes

27 Apr 200922 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Tomatoes that appeared in their 200-cell trays only a couple of weeks ago are already competing hard (using the old let-my-leaves-overlap-yours tactic) with their neighbors, fighting for a place under the fluorescent sun. A month ago, every seedling looked like … Read the rest

Categories Seed starting, Veggies Tags seedlings, Spring, timing, tomato 7 Comments

Tiny farm moving – Part 4

26 Apr 200921 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

When you’ve seen one 20-foot trailer loaded with tiny farm gear, you’ve seen ’em all?! Well, something like that… Headed back to the old farm today for the final move, and the only photos I ended up taking were of … Read the rest

Categories Veggies Tags chives, herbs, lovage, moving, oregano, rhubarb, sage, Spring, tarragon, thyme, transplant 4 Comments

Direct-seeding peas

22 Jun 201120 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The first direct-seeded crop went in today: Sugar Ann snap peas. As usual, the peas were inoculated with Rhizobium bacteria: dampen the seed with a little water, sprinkle with inoculant powder, and shake.

Rhizobium bacteria enter legume roots and form … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Fieldwork, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags antique, peas, Planet Jr., seed, seeder, Spring 5 Comments
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