As part of the perennial project Ken prepared the soil to plant green manures We planted several seeds – wheat, oats, beans, peas, flowers, and buckwheat. The buckwheat really came up quickly and is nearly ready to bloom
Ken and I tackled moving the perennial flowers from the weedy bed this spring. First Ken pastured the hens, then we moved flowers, then the pigs dug out the bulk or the weeds. After moving the pigs, Ken ran the tractor and a cultivator through and we planted green manures. Right now the buckwheat is taking hold with the other seeds coming up – peas, oats, beans, wheat, and other old seed. The day lilies …
Greetings from the Garden! This week’s CSA box has salad and braising greens, beets, bok choy, green onions, celery, cukes and zucchini, snap peas, and green beans. Field Notes. The hot weather crops are starting to produce! People are asking for them, but with the beautiful cool nights we have had they are a bit slower to ripen than most years. We usually have a couple red tomatoes by July 4th, but they are just …
