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Seeding potatoes

29 May 202423 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Seed potatoes placed in a trench

Place seed potatoes in a hand-dug trench at about 12″ spacing. Cover with a couple of inches of soil. Wait for stems to grow a few inches. Start hilling: pile on soil to bury the stems so there’s more underground … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2024 from the start, Seed & Seedlings, Fieldwork Tags potato, direct seeding, Spring Leave a comment

Spinach in the field

17 May 202415 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)

Yay, spinach! Seeing direct seeded crops germinate is one of the most satisfying things in the field. Here, it’s spinach, Reflect variety, seeded a few days ago, coming up nicely. In general, seeds do germinate, that’s a good starting point. … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2024 from the start, Seed & Seedlings, Fieldwork, Pests & Disease Tags spinach, germination, pigweed, seedlings, direct seeding, weeds, Spring Leave a comment

Garlic goes in again

20 Nov 201312 Nov 2012 by Mike (tfb)

Yep, like just about every year, the new growing season starts here with fall garlic planting. Miserable, damp day, though not so cold. Andrea M (close) and Rochelle (far) are working on different sections to hedge bets on which areas … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork Tags garlic, Andrea M, direct seeding, Rochelle, Autumn Leave a comment

When the well runs dry

23 Feb 20222 Jul 2012 by Mike (tfb)

End of the line: what it looks like when your well bottoms out and the water stops flowing. Just like a power failure… We’ve  been watching the level in the dug well we’re using, and the refresh rate is pretty … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Seed & Seedlings, Planning, Fieldwork Tags irrigation, watering, direct seeding, well 1 Comment

Last in!

3 Apr 201624 Aug 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Last direct seeding of the growing season

Today, the last direct seeding of the season: spinach, radish, Asian greens mix, arugula, and a lettuce blend for baby leaf… Here, Tracy does the honors with the always-generous Earthway seeder, laying down thick lines of Rebel radish. But is … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools Tags Earthway, direct seeding, Tracy, lettuce, spinach, risk, radish, arugula, seeder, Asian greens, Summer 3 Comments

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