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16 Nov 202317 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)
Measuring and staking garden sections

Nice sun, but kinda cool and definitely windy. Michelle came by for a day of mostly organizing and arranging: managing seedlings, and measuring and staking out garden sections (now, according to the new garden map). We’re once again using 50′ … Read the rest

Categories Planning, People, Fieldwork, Tools Tags staking, wind, Michelle, measuring, Spring 3 Comments

Map day!

16 Nov 202314 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)
Stake with marker tape

Finally, the first production map for this new market garden! Usually, it’s a good idea to get a detailed map done early in the winter, before making up the main seed orders (or, if that’s where you’re at, before taking … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Tools Tags staking, field map, Spring 2 Comments

Stacking cages

6 Dec 20082 Dec 2008 by Mike (tfb)

The backdrop of snow turned the puzzle of sorting tomato cages into a bit of  abstract art. I don’t use these exclusively, most of the 500-600 plants each year are tied to stakes or sprawled. But the cages get used, … Read the rest

Categories People, Fieldwork, Tools Tags snow, tomato, staking, fall clean-up, Autumn, Winter 8 Comments

Stakes vs cages

6 Jul 200813 Dec 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Every year so far, there’ve been two or three major projects that I’m sure just HAVE to be done. They’re usually EXPENSIVE (at least, expensive in the world of tiny farm finances!), which means, they take some thought. We’ve had … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Planning, Tools Tags tomato, projects, marketing, staking, Autumn 7 Comments

Supporting tomatoes

9 Dec 200727 Jul 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Time is tearing by, and there’s still lots more tomato-supporting work to be done, but it’s coming along. The good thing about my for-now semi-sprawl method is that it can be done reasonably effectively quite far along. The toms are … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Fieldwork Tags tomato, staking, Summer Leave a comment

Making stakes

13 Nov 200724 Jul 2007 by Mike (tfb)

In the building and fixing department, there’s always a queue. Jobs are usually one of three degrees of urgency: Right Away (fix it or we can’t go on!), It Would Be Really Good To Have This Done Soon, and When … Read the rest

Categories Tools, Building & Fixing Tags carpentry, lumber, projects, staking, recycling, Summer Leave a comment

Pounding stakes

1 Dec 200911 Jul 2007 by Mike (tfb)

Jo pounds in wooden stakes for a somewhat catch-up version of tomato staking. I think of it as the Modified Sprawl. There are about 600 plants, with maybe 250 in home-style tomato cages. The rest are so far on their … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork, Tools Tags frost, tomato, staking, timing, Jo, Summer 2 Comments
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