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Parsnip root flashback

19 Apr 202220 Oct 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Parsnip root

This harvested parsnip root only hints at the massive root systems that plants have down there. Mature parsnips can root down to 9 feet (2.7m), and spread up to 3′  (0.9m) in the top 10″ (25cm) of soil. Other garden … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Harvest Tags roots, Lynn, unusual, parsnip, Autumn 3 Comments

Harvesting Jerusalem artichoke

18 Nov 20092 Oct 2009 by Mike (tfb)

For tomorrow’s farmers’ market, Lynn, Andie and Jordan harvested more of this year’s Jerusalem artichoke. The tubers have gotten noticeably bigger since pulling some just a couple of weeks ago… Chokes are a really simple, satisfying harvest, at least, when … Read the rest

Categories People, Fieldwork, Harvest Tags roots, Lynn, Jordan, Andrea M, Jerusalem artichoke, Autumn 15 Comments

Potato digging party

5 Nov 200921 Aug 2009 by Mike (tfb)

It’ll be hard to top THIS one for extremely labor-intensive tiny farming involving lots of peeps! Here, Libby, Lynn, Andie, and Mel hand-dig potatoes for tomorrow’s farmers’ market. The taters happen to be Gold Rush russets, and they’re in fine … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork, Harvest Tags Mel, Libby, Andrea M, soil, digging, labor-intensive, potato, onion, grass, yield, Lynn, Summer 9 Comments

Dog days of summer (a few)

19 Aug 200917 Aug 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The muggy wave continues, the sixth day or so of bright, swelteringly humid heat. Today was only 21°C (72°F), but the Humidex (or whatever exactly They call it) says it’s the equivalent to us humans of 40°C (110°F). It does … Read the rest

Categories People, Fieldwork, Harvest, CSA, Local food Tags beans, CSA share, Lynn, Mel, Summer 9 Comments

Drizzly days

8 Sep 200929 Jul 2009 by Mike (tfb)

It’s been cloudy a lot this season, but the rain has kept pretty much to a reasonable number of rainy days and single downpours—it hasn’t been too WET. So, not that much fieldwork called for rain. Today was an exception, … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork, Pests & Disease Tags Lynn, weeding, rain, onion, Summer 10 Comments

Last of the spring planting

24 Jun 200919 Jun 2009 by Mike (tfb)

It’s another week till the start of CSA shares and the first picking of peas, and at least 3 weeks until some of the heavier crops—broccoli, cauliflower, summer squash—are ready, so Friday’s are still about general fieldwork, not HARVEST. Just … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork Tags Lynn, Libby, Jordan, pumpkins, transplant, mulch, winter squash, Spring 12 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 People, Fieldwork, Tools Tags antique, Lynn, seeder, Planet Jr. 17 Comments
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