Burlap method strikes again!
The carrots-under-burlap germination method is now 3 for 4, with this fine performance: solid rows and almost no weeds! The third attempt failed miserably with…
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Unruly heirlooms
…the mid-summer germination was spotty, and uneven spacing no doubt had a lot to do with it. Compared to our other mainstay carrot, the generally…
Tiny farming how-to
…(and how-to) of an ultimately complex and complicated subject. Seed germination basics – Essentials of seed and seedling biology and practice. Seed storage times –…
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…(3) germination (42) germination test (1) gloves (2) goats (6) grass (22) green manure (8) green onion (17) greens (14) groundhog (3) hardening off (12)…
The seed…
…5 years, for brassicas, cucumber/squash family, lettuce, tomatoes,…), medium (around 3 years: beans, peas, carrots,…), and SHORT (1-2 years, for onions, corn, parsnip, parsley,…not too…
Fall crops
Not much to look at, yet, but the last plantings of 50-day-plus fall crops are doing fine. Here, carrots and, protected from flea beetles by…
Parsnip surprise
…weren’t a priority, and I’d never find the time to save them. This year’s warm, wet spring made a difference. Germination was quick and the…