Moving up Seedlings

Ken is always starting plants – greens, herbs like cilantro that bolts, etc  When he is unsure of the germination rate, he sows in trays, and then moves to soil blocks       He makes the soil blocks           He then moves the tiny seedlings into the soil blocks, fills with soil, waters and once they are large enough they go out in the garden or field.  This means thinning …

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Harvest Newsletter

Greetings from the Garden!  This week’s CSA box has lettuce, spinach, salad greens, braising greens, radishes, green onions, asparagus, and herbs Field Notes. Since we have had drier weather, Ken has been busier than ever!  Many things are behind the usual planting schedule.  He has been planting and transplanting: onions in the garden, greens in the garden and by the mobile tunnel, sweet potatoes in the field, replanting washed out carrot seed, watching the beans …

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