Maintenance Tasks for Ken

In addition to seeding and planting, this time of year has several maintenance tasks that Ken must attend to on a timely basis.  There is mowing the electric fence in the field       There putting up the pea fence so the peas can grow straight and picking is easier         There is irrigating in greenhouses.  Although there has been quite a bit of rain, it does not go into the …

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Pea Fence Is Up

One of the annual tasks here is putting up the pea fence.  Peas are a relatively short season crop.  Their production varies with weather.  Too warm and they simply give up.  So putting up that pea fence is an act of faith     I have ordered several different varieties over the years.  I keep hoping there is one that really doesn’t need a fence. In my over twenty years of picking, I can emphatically …

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