The day lilies are blooming. Ken, with some help from me, tackled the perennial flower bed that had gone to weeds. He dug, I split and he planted flowers across the drive in an area he had prepared last year. Then the chickens and pigs were fenced in the former flower garden. Chickens worked on weed seeds and pigs dug up grass and other noxious weeds Then Ken cultivated and planted green manures. The …
Farm Tour! Less than a week away. Sunday July 24th, 2 – 4 p.m. Rain or Shine Tour the growing spaces – garden fields, greenhouses and we wrap it all up with a garden lunch. Tips – from asparagus to zucchini – compost, tomatoes, etc. See ideas grown over the decades like a cuke fence to tying up tomatoes Planning on attending? Let us know so Judith knows how much food to prepare …
Greetings from the Garden! This week’s CSA box has salad and braising greens, Carrots, snap peas, herbs, green onions, the first of the potatoes, beans, and green top Walla Walla onions Field Notes. The key words for the week are green manures and mulch! Ken is nearly done mulching. And he has green manures coming up all over – field to the former flower garden! Last weekend Ken traveled to the Mother Earth News …
