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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

Bigger gear…

2 Dec 20092 Dec 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Thanks to the comments on yesterday’s blog post, this piece of old farm gear, lying abandoned in the field for who knows how long, has been ID-ed as a sickle bar mower. Yet another in a long line of bigger … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Planning, Tools Tags antique, Autumn, hay, machinery 31 Comments

Second snow, 2009

19 Apr 20221 Dec 2009 by Mike (tfb)
Second snow of 2009

Around 8 am, just getting light, and it’s the second snow that’s sticking around for a while. Here, I’m standing in a weedy area right beside the barn, looking south-west over the south-facing slope, with the chickenhouse just out of … Read the rest

Categories Tools, Weather Tags antique, Autumn, snow 6 Comments

Planet Jr. rising

18 Jun 200916 Jun 2009 by Mike (tfb)

This year the antique Planet Jr. seeder finally took over from the Earthway, to handle most of the direct seeding. We’ve been using it for everything but tiny carrot and lettuce seed, where the lighter Earthway is easier to maneuver … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, People, Tools Tags antique, Lynn, Planet Jr., seeder 17 Comments

Direct-seeding peas

22 Jun 201120 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The first direct-seeded crop went in today: Sugar Ann snap peas. As usual, the peas were inoculated with Rhizobium bacteria: dampen the seed with a little water, sprinkle with inoculant powder, and shake.

Rhizobium bacteria enter legume roots and form … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Fieldwork, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags antique, peas, Planet Jr., seed, seeder, Spring 5 Comments
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