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Potato spotting

6 Jun 20244 Jun 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Potato seedling emerging

When you spend a lot of time scanning the ground for the very first sign of germination, you get pretty good at spotting new seedlings as they emerge. This new potato plant is easy, it’s quite large, with a rosette … Read the rest

Categories 2024 from the start, Veggies, Seed & Seedlings, Fieldwork Tags germination, potato, seedlings, Spring Leave a comment

Squash to the field

3 Jun 20241 Jun 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Transplanted butternut squash

Transplanted butternut squash seem to be doing fine in the great outdoors. The row cover will protect them from the fairly cucumber beetles, until they’re big enough not to be bothered. The beetles eat the plants and can also pass … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2024 from the start, Seed & Seedlings, Tools Tags row cover, transplant, winter squash, seedlings, Spring Leave a comment

Zukes in the field

23 May 202419 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)

Zucchini, transplanted into the field a couple of weeks ago, don’t seem to be doing much so far. Don’t be fooled! Once they get settled—I imagine a lot of root action, spreading wide and down—they will explode. Pop! They’ve been … Read the rest

Categories 2024 from the start, Veggies, Seed & Seedlings, Fieldwork Tags transplant, summer squash, seedlings, zucchini, Spring Leave a comment

Carrots, once they get started…

28 Jul 202418 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Carrots emerging

These carrots started coming up a few days ago, uncovered! It’s not surprising given the cloudy, warm and fairly wet weather, perfect for getting carrot seed going, but it’s not usual. Carrots germination generally takes some work. Once up, though, … Read the rest

Categories 2024 from the start, Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Seed & Seedlings Tags seedlings, carrot, Spring Leave a comment

Cucurbits!

21 May 202416 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Cucurbits under lights: winter and summer squash, cucumber, melon

Cucurbit, from Cucurbitaceae, is a useful word! How else would you refer to the large squash-and-melon family that includes winter squash like acorn and butternut, summer squash like zucchini, pumpkins, gourds, melons (cantaloupe, watermelon, and so on), cucumbers, even the … Read the rest

Categories 2024 from the start, Veggies, Seed & Seedlings Tags cucurbit, light rack, seedlings, Spring Leave a comment

Spinach in the field

17 May 202415 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)

Yay, spinach! Seeing direct seeded crops germinate is one of the most satisfying things in the field. Here, it’s spinach, Reflect variety, seeded a few days ago, coming up nicely. In general, seeds do germinate, that’s a good starting point. … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2024 from the start, Seed & Seedlings, Fieldwork, Pests & Disease Tags spinach, germination, pigweed, seedlings, direct seeding, weeds, Spring Leave a comment

Tomato seedlings compared

17 May 202412 May 2024 by Mike (tfb)
Tomato seedlings compared

The Big Beef tomatoes on the left look so much bigger, healthier, greener, than the ones right, and they were planted a couple of weeks later. Both are in the same sized plug sheets. Both get the same time under … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, 2024 from the start, Farm lab (research!), Seed & Seedlings Tags tomato, seedlings, Spring Leave a comment
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