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Set to explode

12 Mar 200919 May 2007 by Mike (tfb)

There are many particularly exciting points during the growing season, and this is one of ’em! We’re on the third plantings for some crops, things are emerging everywhere, and some plantings are just getting ready to put on serious growth … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Seed starting, Veggies Tags burlap, carrot, garlic, onion, Spring, timing Leave a comment

Carrots like burlap!

14 Feb 20139 May 2007 by Mike (tfb)

The carrot germination experiment worked like a…charm! They were coming up pretty good three days ago, conditions looked great under there (moist, airy, seedlings nice and green), so I left the burlap on a while longer to push the germination … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Seed starting, Veggies Tags burlap, carrot, experiments, germination, irrigation, seedlings, Spring, techniques, weeding 3 Comments

Carrot science

27 Apr 200825 Apr 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Welcome to my carrot lab! Carrots have been my biggest early spring headache. In cool weather, they take forever to germinate, 2 or 3 weeks, and by that time, the chance of weed competition is pretty good, and just about … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools, Veggies Tags burlap, carrot, experiments, germination, mulch, Spring, techniques 22 Comments

Last of the carrots

1 Dec 200813 Jan 2007 by Mike (tfb)

A bushel of carrots, a mix of Nelson, Napoli and Danvers Half Long (mostly Danvers showing on top), fresh out of the ground. These were gleaned from the last carrot beds of 2006. A bit of winter’s been forecast beginning … Read the rest

Categories Harvest, Veggies Tags carrot, Winter, winter harvest 2 Comments

Fuller share

2 Sep 201113 Aug 2006 by Mike (tfb)

By mid-August, the CSA shares are nearing their peak. Here we have eggplant, carrots (including a new purple addition, Purple Haze), onions, beets, potatoes, yellow beans, summer squash, tomatoes, rosemary, plus salad mix out of sight. Still waiting on melons, … Read the rest

Categories CSA, Harvest, Veggies Tags beans, beet, carrot, CSA share, eggplant, onion, potato, rosemary, Summer, summer squash, tomato Leave a comment
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