I almost ran out of time. That happens when one has more irons than fire. Fortunately, the patience of a good wife and the power of a cheap headlamp, I am pretty much back on schedule with the fall garden. I have planted some corn, which may or may not develop. It is a short [...]
Posts Tagged ‘seed planting’
Fall Garden – Planting Progress
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged gardening, seed planting, vegetable gardening on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gardening Season Has Arrived (along with some new residents)
Posted in Livestock, vegetable gardening, tagged livestock, omnivore's dilemma, seed planting on January 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
It’s going down to about 26 degrees tonight here in the burb. That’s a bit chilly for these parts. But don’t let this little winter blast fool you, it’s gardening season. Technically, its seed planting season, and that’s what we did this evening. B and I planted about 250 seeds in seed trays in the [...]
Current Events and Coming Attractions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged livestock, omnivore's dilemma, pastured chicken, pastured eggs, pastured rabbits, seed planting on January 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m a bit late to the dance, but Happy New Year, everyone. 2011 is well under way and things are beginning to get busy. December was rather peaceful apart from some minor drama over the loss of some of our baby bunnies. It’s nice to have a bit of a slow down, with no crops [...]
Accidents, Disasters and Expensive Mistakes, AKA Just Another day in the life of a Micro Farmer
Posted in Family Life, Livestock, vegetable gardening, tagged farming, gardening mistakes, seed planting, sheep, vegetable gardening on June 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Call them learning opportunities, errors in judgment, user error or just plain bad luck. But we’ve had one heck of a spring. I hardly know where to begin. If you’ve followed this space, you are no doubt aware of some of our trials, but for the sake of the drive bys, let’s review. We decided [...]
Preparing for Bean Overload
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged seed planting, vegetable gardening, vegetables on May 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Not counting limas, I’m guessing we have close to 300 bean plants this spring. We have a couple kinds of pole beans, bush beans and even have yellow wax beans this year. Then, there are the fore mentioned lima beans. We have about 50 of those. I envision some wearying hours of harvesting, washing and [...]
A Short Vacation
Posted in Family Life, tagged general, seed planting on April 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It has been a hive of activity around here the last few days, leaving very little time to update. We have been mixing planting mix, planting, watering, mowing and I don’t know what all, trying to get ready for our mini vacation. B and I are headed to Maui. That’s right, the burb is going [...]
My Least Favorite Gardening Chore
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged seed planting on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many gardening chores are not chores at all, they are pure joy. Or, at the very least, they are not dull. Even hand watering, though time consuming, is therapeutic for me because it’s like a bonding experience with the garden. It makes me feel involved. Weeding, not so much. I hate that. But my absolute [...]
Seed Starting Mistakes
Posted in vegetable gardening, tagged seed planting, seeds on January 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Just when you think I’m beginning to understand this game, pow, I fumble. Starting seeds is not new for us, we’ve done it successful for a while now. This year I made a huge rookie mistake. I didn’t pay attention. And I’m paying for it. Not realizing how fast the new seed mats would work, [...]
