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Archives for May 2016

Lettuce landscape

Thu, May 26, 2016 9 Comments

Lettuce landscape

A tiny landscape of lettuces: Especially with the hot, dry weather we've been having, you can't go wrong with a few trays of leaf lettuce seedlings, lending support to the baby greens in the field! Transplanted at 8-10" spacing, lettuces in a variety of colors and … [Read more...] about Lettuce landscape

Topics: Seed starting, Veggies Tags: greens, lettuce, seedlings, transplant

First salad greens of the outdoor season

Thu, May 19, 2016 3 Comments

First salad greens of the outdoor season

The season's first field planting of salad greens, making a brief public appearance from under row cover, where they're in flea beetle protection - we're weeding today. Mustards, bok choi, arugula (a brassica relative), mizunas and more. So perfectly tasty, plucked straight from … [Read more...] about First salad greens of the outdoor season

Topics: Fieldwork, Veggies Tags: arugula, bok choi, flea beetle, greens, mizuna, mustard, weeding

Greens, protected!

Wed, May 18, 2016 Leave a Comment

Greens, protected!

Floating row cover, weighed down and made semi-transparent by water, is all that stands between fine young brassica greens and the scourge of the flea beetle. The cover is placed right after seeding, weighed down by rocks every 12.5' feet, briefly rolled back for weeding, and … [Read more...] about Greens, protected!

Topics: Fieldwork, Pests & Disease, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags: brassicas, flea beetle, frost protection, greens, row cover

The indispensably cheap sprinkler

Sat, May 07, 2016 1 Comment

The indispensably cheap sprinkler

[From 4 May 2016] Cheap! To truly appreciate tiny farming, you have to embrace the humble tools that make it all possible, like these cheap ($6) plastic lawn sprinklers that work with the well pump's low pressure (maybe 20% of normal urban tap psi), where better quality models … [Read more...] about The indispensably cheap sprinkler

Topics: Tools Tags: sprinklers, watering

More Planet Jr. action!

Fri, May 06, 2016 1 Comment

More Planet Jr. action!

[From 5 May 2016] The Planet Jr. rides again. Clara learns the way of the antique seeder, having just laid down three rows of Kestrel beets. This old seeder continues to serve well! … [Read more...] about More Planet Jr. action!

Topics: Fieldwork, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags: antique, Clara, Planet Jr., seeder

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