An inch of rain fell this morning delaying our blueberry harvest for an hour. We filled the time with our first fall seeding of lettuce, cabbage, and broccoli. These transplants will mature in our shade house, and then transplant into outdoor soil near the end of August… to read more click here Vol.4 #16 (07-26-11)
Monthly Archives: July 2011
A cover crop for the hoop house
After a cash crop has been planted in our fields our goal is to plant a cover crop to help replenish the soils with rich organic matter. In the summer, cow peas and sorghum sudan grass are a common cover crop which we planted in our hoop house a couple of months ago. In addition to rich organic matter that will be tilled back in to our soils, the cow peas will fix nitrogen in the soil, thus providing us with an inexpensive source of nitrogen.
To learn more about the benefits of cover crops and see shots of our hoop house planted in cow peas and sorghum sudan grass, click on the video below.
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I am writing to you a little late today. We were getting so much done during the afternoon, and there always seemed to be one more little task to accomplish before sitting down to compose the newsletter. Lately, I have been polished at sitting down soon after lunch… to read more click here Vol.4 #15 (07-20-11)
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Today’s unexpected hazy, gray morning set the scene for the day’s first task of spreading compost and amendments in two of our empty fields. We hope to plant our third tomatoes and second pole beans at least by early next week To read more click here Vol.4 #14 (07-12-11)
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During the winter offseason when the frigid outdoor temperatures offer every excuse to stay indoors, we make time to plan the new years crop schedule. We lustfully peruse the various seed catalogs intent on discovering a new addition but reluctant to totally succumb… Vol.4 #13 (07-05-11)
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