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Month: February 2016

Sundown in the hoophouse

1 Mar 201629 Feb 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Sundown in the hoophouse

Not your typical postcard sunset, and it’s kinda chilly, damp and mucky in here, even as the temperature outside slides down to an overnight -15°C (5°F). But it’s all about the greens, tucked under a couple of layers of row … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Greenhouse, Veggies Tags cold weather, greens, hoophouse, row cover, Winter 3 Comments

Great gloves get a little better!

29 Feb 201628 Feb 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Good fieldwork gloves for fall and winter

How excited can you get about a pair of gloves that you use to work in the field? Quite! Although enthusiastic may be the better word. This style of glove I’ve used for a while, for fall and winter, in … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Tools Tags clothing, cold weather, gloves, Winter Leave a comment

Cold crop lettuce

27 Feb 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Greens in unheated hoophouse after the deep freeze

Lettuce in the unheated greenhouse, under a couple of layers of medium-weight row cover, is doing fine so far, firm and tasty after weeks of sub-freezing nights, all the way down to -30°C (-22°F). Now there’s even a noticeable bit … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Greenhouse, Veggies Tags cold weather, hoophouse, lettuce, unheated greenhouse, Winter 2 Comments

Wire work

19 Dec 202126 Feb 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Fence wire as row cover support

Electric fence wire work, snipping 6-foot pieces of 9-gauge wire for hoops to hold up floating row cover in the greenhouse. Hopefully this wire is stiff enough to do the job, supporting up to three layers of row cover, heavy … Read the rest

Categories Building & Fixing, Farm lab (research!), Greenhouse, Tools Tags hoophouse, row cover, Winter, winter growing 2 Comments

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