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Plugging away in the greenhouse

21 Mar 200819 Mar 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Taking advantage of the cloudy weather, I moved all of the lettuce out to the greenhouse for some rapid hardening off, and started prepping more ground for transplanting. At the edges, there’s lots of dead grass, and I’ve already pulled … Read the rest

A little fieldwork

10 Nov 202310 Jan 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Spent about four hours out in the field. The feeling of calm satisfaction as you head in after doing some work in the garden never fails! I dug up about half a bushel of carrots to see how they’ve done. … Read the rest

Spreading grass mulch

10 Nov 202320 Nov 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Today, I took advantage of a one-day reprieve from the cold—it was a pleasant 9°C (48°F)—to test the new grass-alfalfa mulch on a bed of garlic. I suspected spreading the light, loosely clumped mix would be more of a chore … Read the rest

View from the other end

28 Oct 200725 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

A view from the north end of the market garden field, the reverse angle of a couple of days ago and a relatively rare perspective for me. Although the crops are on a 7-year rotation that marches them from here … Read the rest

Making mulch, part 3

10 Nov 202315 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

The grass and alfalfa mix spread in the greenhouse a few days ago is drying nicely—it’s almost done! It was a tad touch and go at first, the rows in the field were starting to turn black and decompose, and … Read the rest

Making mulch, part 2

10 Nov 202311 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Working just ahead of more rain, Conall (fighting a cold that’s knocking people out around here—farmers can’t get sick!) and I raked the mini-windrows of grass and alfalfa into little mounds, piled it on the trailer, and dumped it in … Read the rest

Making mulch

10 Nov 20234 Oct 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Yet another experiment: making mulch from some of the hay that grows alongside the garden. The hay, originally alfalfa and red clover, is dying out, and what’s left is mainly grass and alfalfa, currently around 10″ (25cm) high. I cut … Read the rest