Two weeks since our last rain shower and the plants getting a little thirsty, we decided to irrigate. The soil is currently a haven for mole crickets which burrow amongst the seedlings, creating air pockets, that quickly dry out the roots of the plant. Watering down the pockets saves the plants from french frying on [...]
Archive for the ‘Community Supported Agriculture Fall '08’ Category
Making Rain
Posted in Community Supported Agriculture Fall '08 on October 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Transplants are Ready!
Posted in Community Supported Agriculture Fall '08 on September 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am realizing you can’t hope for too much perfection in this field of work. Just after beautiful beds are sculpted, three inches of rain dumps down in an evening. If all the work scheduled for that day had gotten done, our seeds would have washed away that night. Definite trade-offs. We need the [...]
Whew!
Posted in Community Supported Agriculture Fall '08 on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We were so lucky to have the tropical storm pass us by with little harm! Two inches of rain instead of seven saved the cucumbers and squash. We would have been under water otherwise!
As I was contemplating hurricane season and farming on the coast, I realized the only way to make it possible for the [...]
Planting Time is Here!
Posted in Community Supported Agriculture Fall '08 on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Labor Day, Everyone! The fields have finally dried up enough for us to get the tractor in to disc, rake and shape our beds. And does it look beautiful! So far we have planted 500 cucumber plants, 175 summer squash and 250 green zucchini, and 175 Delicata winter squash. A light rain came just [...]
Community Supported Agriculture Fall 2008
Posted in Community Supported Agriculture Fall '08 on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hey there Folks! At the suggestion of a few of our members, we decided to start a blog for the Fall season to keep you well informed about the happenings at the farm and what is in your box each week. It will be similar to the weekly e-mails of the Spring, but you will [...]
