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Update from the Farm

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. There’s been quite a lot happening, and this sadly neglected blog has been put on the shelf. The high tunnel tomatoes are rocking and rolling, although I’ve run into more problems than I’d care to reflect on. Worms, aphids, blossom-end rot, severe catfacing from cold weather,... [Read more of this review]

….And The Results of the Freeze. Plus a Word on Thermometers!

So the Tomatoes fared very well last night. Unfortunately I did not, I’ve been running fever for two days now. The foretasted low outside was 28 degrees F. As you can tell by the picture, the recorded low inside the low tunnel (which was inside the high tunnel) was 35F. I kept a few tomato plants uncovered in the high tunnel just to see what... [Read more of this review]

Freeze Tonight…

Time for the high tunnel to prove itself! The forecasted low is 28…I have low tunnels with row covers set up over the tomatoes inside the high tunnel. And I have thermometers everywhere. Keeping my fingers crossed!  Read More →

Growing Oyster Mushrooms on Straw is the Easiest Thing I’ve Ever Done in My Life…

Seriously. I may be speaking too soon,  since I haven’t actually tasted one yet, but I just noticed a bunch of fruit-bodies all around the bag. Some are pretty big. So I opened the tops of the bags to let them do their thing. I started the bags on the 15th, methinks. So, what’s that? Like three weeks. I know mushrooms grow fast once the... [Read more of this review]

How I Plant Tomatoes- First Transplants In The High Tunnel

I spend the bulk of today transplanting the very first tomatoes I grew from seeds this year into the ground. Here’s the step by step process of what I did to give them a little boost and ensure they’ll have a happy, productive life. I hope? 1. I took a soil test. Soil tests are important. I know this because everyone says so, so in my struggle... [Read more of this review]

Roll Out The Red Carpet- Red Plastic Mulch for Tomatoes

Plastic mulch rocks. It warms the soil, keeps weeds pretty much 100% down, protects your drip tape, etc. The only thing that sucks is it’s pretty much not reusable and isn’t excatly sustainable. Rick, on the previous post, mentioned biodegradable plastics made from cornstarch. For the fall season I will defintely be giving these a try, but... [Read more of this review]

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