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Water from the barrel

13 Apr 20165 May 2015 by Mike (tfb)
Taking water from a rain barrel

Rainwater upgrade: We only turned over this rain barrel yesterday, set bottom up for winter to keep empty in order to avoid frozen water expansion cracking the plastic, and it rained overnight. A little rain, a fair-sized collection area (roof … Read the rest

Categories Seed starting, Tools Tags rain, rain barrel, watering Leave a comment

Tiny Farm vs Elton John

13 Mar 20169 Sep 2012 by Mike (tfb)
Elton John tour overlaps farmers' market

Tiny Farm vs Elton John: Senior rock star has decided to take his tour to smaller towns. It’s 7 a.m. in the on and off pouring rain, and we’re set up a few feet from a half dozen semis and … Read the rest

Categories Market & Stand, People Tags farmers' market, rain, unusual Leave a comment

Rain barrel runneth over

4 May 201623 Jun 2012 by Mike (tfb)
Rain into rain barrel

The Weather recently: three weeks of hot-no-rain, followed by a couple of days of intense rain, 2″ each, then, three days of sweltering heat wave, a couple more days of intense 2″ rain, now, three days of perfect balmy summer, … Read the rest

Categories Tools, Weather Tags rain, rain barrel, Spring, unusual 2 Comments

Pea vs drought

13 Mar 20167 Jun 2012 by Mike (tfb)

Pea vs drought: Sad and scary when plants die from lack of water. Seems way worse to me than being ravaged by pests. Kinda makes you realize how vulnerable we are. This isn’t a full-on drought, just an extended dry … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), Seed starting, Veggies Tags peas, rain 1 Comment

Rain watch begins

9 Feb 20139 May 2012 by Mike (tfb)

The season’s weekly rain watch begins. Weeks start on Monday. The big 25 on the rain gauge is the magic 25mm/1″ mark, the rule-of-thumb ideal for a week—an inch of slow and steady rain over a few hours, and of … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools Tags garlic, irrigation, rain, rain gauge, record keeping, Spring 10 Comments
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