A farmer works in acres not hours.
5/7/2021 – Used the cultivator still set with about a 14″ wide plant space to: breakup the sides of the pea hills and the middles. Backed down the extra-wide middles of the squash and cucumber rows and plowed to knock out the small weeds next to the plants and loosen the rain-packed soil. That left […]
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4/28/2021 – We pulled the last of the carrots and tilled that space and the spaces that had spinach and onions. The basil she grew from seed in the new greenhouse and up-potted to 6″ pots waiting on the weather to warm up, are great plants. The had enough roots to hold the soil together […]
Continue Reading4/22/2021 – Mary fed the following plants (not the seeds sowed a few day ago) Miracle Grow and Fish Emulsion. Super Sweet Tomatoes Sugar Peas Buttercrunch Lettuce Parris Island Lettuce
Continue Reading4/4/2021 – Fed Miracle Grow at 1 tbsp per gallon to: the baby spinach in both gardens and, the white and yellow onion sets in the big garden. They are 2-4″ high.
Continue Reading4/2/2021 – Loosened sides of rows north half with Fergie & cultivator then 4-tine hoe as very crusty from heavy rain. Then used the 4-tine hoe to loosen soil between the dual onion rows and along each side of the dual spinach rows. There were noticeably many more 2-leaf weeds growing in that row. That […]
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3/16/2021 – We, with Piper and Olivia’s help, planted 1 lb each of white and yellow onion sets and pre-sprouted spinach seeds in the big garden next to the flower area on the west edge next to the blooming Sand Pear Tree. The onion sets were placed with the help, for the first time, of […]
Continue Reading2/21/2021 – Began the spring gardening with snow peas, onions, and carrots. Pulled up the bolting cilantro, Chinese lettuce that did not grow a head, and bok choy that has become rubbery. Tilled all the empty areas. Spread compost from our bin on the row along the fence and tilled it in. Moved the Warrior […]
Continue Reading2/16/2021 – So far this winter we have had four spells of 2-3 nights in a row in the mid to high 20° temperatures. This morning the low here at Sundown Farms was 20° and did not get above freezing until noon. By sundown, the temperature was again below 32° and fell to 25° by […]
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1/27/2021 – Mary sowed the following peppers and the green onion seeds in the soil from Dodd Nursery Supply. She put two seeds in each compartment ¼” deep. Greek Pepperoncini Pepper – 6x Tiburon Poblano Pepper – 6x Sunbright Golden Bell Pepper – 6x Pepper Chile G7 (F1) – Anaheim – Jaloro Jalapeno – 6x […]
Continue Reading1/26/2021 – Mary sowed in the greenhouse the following flower seeds to germinate and grow into seedlings: Marigold Inca II Orange F1 from Harris Seeds. Jan 2020 seeds. 12 each. Marigold Inca II Primrose FI from Harris Seed. Jan. 2020 seeds. 12 each. Marigold Red Metamorph from SESE. Sept. 2020. 12 each. Warrior Bunching Onions […]
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