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More Planet Jr. action!

23 Feb 20225 May 2016 by Mike (tfb)
Planet Jr in action

The Planet Jr. rides again. Clara learns the way of the antique seeder, having just laid down three rows of Kestrel beets. This old seeder continues to serve well!… Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags antique, Clara, Planet Jr., seeder 1 Comment

Rock, pebble, stone

23 Feb 20228 May 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Imagine a world of soil without stones… In the three farming locations I’ve fully worked, they’ve been everywhere and in all sizes. You get used to them: collecting heavier, smoother specimens for weighting row cover, moving even bigger ones to … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Seed starting, Tools Tags bed preparation, raking, rocks, seeder 1 Comment

Planet Jr. x Beets

23 Feb 20228 May 2013 by Mike (tfb)

Beet seed in ye olde Planet Jr. hopper. Still celebrating this seeder: takes some getting to know, and well worth it. A little rusty, but working like new. … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Seed starting, Tools, Veggies Tags beet, Planet Jr., seed, seeder, Spring Leave a comment

Bucket loading

4 May 20169 May 2012 by Mike (tfb)
Front-end loader loaded with farming gear

Especially in spring, with constant seeding and transplanting, moving gear around the field is a bigger deal than it may seem. Forget stuff, even little things like a hose fitting or a seed plate or some twine, and you’re heading … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Tools Tags rocks, seed, seeder, Spring, tractor, transportation Leave a comment

Well-thinned carrots, growing well!

11 Dec 20114 Oct 2011 by Mike (tfb)
Touchon carrots

Checking in on the fairly massive time investment we made in thinning 800′ of late-planted Touchon carrots—and it’s paying off! Not that there was any doubt that thinning works, it’s just so…tedious. After laying down carrot seed thick (in other … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork, Veggies, Weather Tags Autumn, carrot, Earthway, Planet Jr., seeder, thinning, yield 14 Comments
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