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Bare root seed starting

13 Nov 202311 Apr 2012 by Mike (tfb)
Germination in ziploc

It doesn’t get simpler than this for seed starting in controlled conditions: the bare root approach. Spread seeds on paper towel, place another paper towel on top, mist with a spray bottle, roll up (don’t forget to mark the rolls … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Seed & Seedlings Tags tomato, germination, peppers, eggplant, bare-root, Spring 6 Comments

Beef and eggplant stew!

7 Dec 201123 Nov 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Beef and eggplant stew, simmering

Another in my series of possibly-not-so-appetizing photos of oh-so-delicious food. Local food. Ingredients either grown by me or gotten from those who did. I still find knowing where your food comes from endlessly satisfying, it doesn’t get old. Anyhow, without … Read the rest

Categories Cooking & Eating, Local food Tags garlic, onion, eggplant, carrot, beef, chunky cooking, Autumn 3 Comments

Patchy frost

5 Oct 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Eggplant under row cover

[Fri, Sep 16, 2011] First frost wasn’t too bad at all, a patchy frost that hit the field lightly, and in some areas, hardly at all. Still, the row cover, over some beans, peppers, eggplant, and a couple of beds … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Fieldwork, Tools, Weather Tags frost protection, frost, row cover, eggplant, Summer 1 Comment

Frost protection time again

24 Sep 201115 Sep 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Row cover frost protection

The frost-warning forecast from a couple of days ago, for 1°C (34°C), moved up a day to tonight. so there’s row cover all over the field. Some of it was floated out against the possibility of frost, the rest, as … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Fieldwork, Tools Tags carrot, beans, frost protection, pumpkins, row cover, tomato, peppers, eggplant, summer squash, winter squash, deer, Summer 3 Comments

Weekly Harvest Share #2

19 Apr 202219 Aug 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Weekly Harvest Share #2

A pretty satisfying second installment of our “experimental” Weekly Harvest Share:  “Like CSA, but one week at a time…”! Satisfying because, for the first time this season, harvest day felt kinda normal, with around 20 items harvested, enough variety to … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Harvest, CSA Tags cucurbit, green onion, eggplant, beet, brassicas, mint, carrot, beans, kale, tomato, Summer 6 Comments

Seedlings on the move

15 Apr 200912 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Seedlings seem to expand in spurts, like these Vittoria eggplant, growing quietly for two weeks or so since they first appeared, then suddenly reaching out to touch their neighbors practically overnight. Even the tomatoes, a week old in 200-cell trays, … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Seed & Seedlings Tags eggplant, seedlings, potting up, timing, Spring 3 Comments

Eggplant check

5 Apr 20093 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Around 10 days since they first appeared, a little over two weeks from when they were seeded, and the eggplant are doing fine. A few of them already sport the tiniest first true leaf. I imagine they’re as hungry for … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Seed & Seedlings Tags eggplant, seedlings, lighting, Spring 5 Comments
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