You have probably heard of the term “Regenrative Soil” but what does that mean? This means reducing outside inputs to your soil and creating a…
Planting Shallots
Today I am in the front yard planting three flats of shallots. I had many more than I thought, as many of the plants had…
Built Shade for our Tomatoes
The best laid plans of mice and men…. By this time we expected to have our hoop house build but due to some delayed repairs…
UpPotting Plants
We have had a delay in building our hoop house beyond our control, so I’ve been transplanting tomatoes that will be planted there into larger…
Cucumbers Prefer Coconut Coir
I have been doing head to head starts in my greenhouse using a mix of coconut coir & worm castings for one, and an organic…
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…
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…
Getting Ready for Frost
Weather has been threating frost at the end of this week, so I’m getting the garden beds covered with floating row covers. So far, I’ve…