Each season Ken makes compost. Each year he combines the winter chicken bedding with hay and straw and leaves and other organic matter that varies from year to year. In the past he shoveled chicken bedding and shook out all the baled hay. A few years back he purchased a manure spreader. The manure spreader breaks clods, shakes out hay and mixes the components beautifully. He loads the spreader, cuts the baling twine, and …
Leaves form one part of Ken’s compost. Ken mixes several components; it all depends on what is available. He always has poultry bedding, leaves, and hay or straw. Some years he has used horse manure, rabbit manure, and parts of lake bogs or weeds. He puts up his sign and people can bring leaves and empty bags for reuse or leave us leaves in the bags and Ken can use them that way. Most people …
Ken plants all season. This week he has been transplanting fall greens. Here are some in the garden He has been clearing space, and preparing other beds for late season crops as well. He pulled the sunflowers and gave the seed heads to the chickens to enjoy before the rodents ate them! Ken likes to wait a bit before planting so he can rake or cultivate. This gives the plants a …
Ken is constantly planting from February through November. This week he pulled out the determinate tomatoes in the garden and some summer squash plants. Then he started mulching and preparing the beds for fall crops – Then Ken ran the wheel hoe through the beds and added compost Finally Ken spread out the compost, and now he will …
Greetings from the Garden! This week’s CSA box has tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, carrots, onions, garlic, eggplant, cabbage, greens, basil, parsley, and cilantro Field Notes. Ken has been harvesting! And he is planting fall crops as well. He has been mulching and composting and preparing the soil where the mobile tunnel will move for late fall and winter. From the Kitchen. I am moving into preserving mode. Last week I made jams and froze ripe …
