I have had an amazing time at the Nevada Farmer’s Forum in Reno, learning about lean farming practices from Ben Hartman of Clay Bottom Farms.…
Peas and Radishes Please
My peas are finally getting long enough to actually start training them up so today I used a landscape staple and twine and started training…
Burning for Lettuce and Spinach
So I watched a video of Farmer Keith using DeWitt Landscape fabric with holes that were burned into it to plant lettuce, so I decided…
Cabbage and Broccoli
Spent some time today feeding all the plants with fish emulsion (an organic fertalizer). Realized I hadn’t put up any pictures, but the cabbages are…
Work is Progressing on the New Garden Beds
I used the last of our first 50 2×4’s and have completed 2 beds, and 2/3rds of a 3rd bed so far. They are looking…
New Garden Beds
We have made the decision to transition to organic production. Upon research, I found out that the garden beds that I so proudly painted and…
What a pretty peahen!
One of the things I do is take all of my trimmings, weeds, veggies that just aren’t worth selling or eating and ride my 3…
Planting Lettuce starts in Coir & Worm Castings
This is a new process for me. I’ve planted many seeds using coconut coir, but they didn’t thrive very well. I did some research, and…
Sometimes, farming is about cleaning
Today I used a scrub brush, dishsoap and water and scrubbed about 1 million…ok maybe 100 pots. Rinsed them, then soaked them for a few…
Picking Hot Peppers
We have had some rainy weather here in the southwest, and the rain finally stopped long enough to pick some hot peppers! I will have…