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Equipment for large-scale agriculture is too big or too expensive, and many home gardening tools don’t work efficiently on larger jobs or break easily. Tiny farming on plots up to two or three acres requires its own special gear…

Seeds under plastic

2 May 202217 Apr 2022 by Mike (tfb)
Seeds germinating under plastic

Plastic that looks like plastic adds its own surreal touch to any scene. I use sheets of food wrap to cover plugsheets trays until the seedlings push up above the surface. The plastic holds in heat and keeps the seedling … Read the rest

Categories 2022 from the start, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags germination, light rack, plastic, seedling room, Spring Leave a comment

Greens, protected!

12 Oct 201818 May 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Brassica greens under row cover

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, … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Pests & Disease, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags brassicas, flea beetle, frost protection, greens, row cover Leave a comment

More Planet Jr. action!

23 Feb 20225 May 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Planet Jr in action

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 the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags antique, Clara, Planet Jr., seeder 1 Comment

The indispensably cheap sprinkler

5 Nov 20184 May 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Cheap lawn sprinklers

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), … Read the rest

Categories Tools Tags sprinklers, watering Leave a comment

Making salad mix

19 Apr 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Combining varieties of lettuce seed for salad mix

Adding a pinch (5g) of fairly pricey Rushmore (a beautifully deep-red oakleaf) to a batch of salad mix. This is the basic all-lettuce summer blend: seven varieties, selected mainly for color (greens to reds), texture (flat to frilly), and to … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags greens, lettuce, salad, salad greens, scale, seed Leave a comment
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