Year: 2009 - Page 9 - Tiny Farm Blog

Filling the fields continues

19 Apr 202215 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

More slow but steady planting out. Flat-leaf and curly parsley, started so long ago, finally hit the field by the hands of Libby and Lynn. Later in the afternoon, we started one section of potatoes. The timing this spring is…unusual. … Read the rest

Map day!

16 Nov 202314 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Finally, the first production map for this new market garden! Usually, it’s a good idea to get a detailed map done early in the winter, before making up the main seed orders (or, if that’s where you’re at, before taking … Read the rest

Happy signs of veggie life

3 Apr 201613 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Snap peas (above) are still the crop to watch for pleasing signs of veggie life in the fields. Mild concern over the chopped sod content continues, so each new bit of healthy growth, while expected, is still a happy event! … Read the rest

Compost spreading: another way…

19 Apr 202213 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

When there’s a whole small section to cover, spreading compost with the Kubota compact tractor bucket is a lot faster and more efficient than the painstaking bed-by-bed method. This has been my usual approach for spot spreading, usually for 50’x50′ … Read the rest

Hardening off continues

3 Apr 201611 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Ferrying 60 trays of seedlings in and out of the seedling room continues. When you focus up close on a lush green tomato leaf, decked out in droplets after a gentle hand watering, everything seems peaceful and orderly on the … Read the rest

Allie’s photo gallery II

19 Apr 202210 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Michelle, back for her first farm day this year, sorted out seedlings while daughters Allie (7) and Violet (3) checked out the new farm. Clearly, kids take well to…activities, so, to follow up her first successful camera mission last summer, … Read the rest

Sprouts!

6 Dec 20189 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Sprouts—the tinier tiny farming! After two Saturdays of buying them by the bag at the farmers’ market, I’m totally hooked! I want to grow sprouts, the nutritional claims are quite amazing, most of all, I really love the taste and … Read the rest