August 2011
6 posts
11th CSA week
It certainly has started to feel a bit like Fall out there, at least in the mornings. The ground stays so wet now from the dew it is comical to see our boots and pants after harvest in the mornings. The shift always feels both happy and sad for me; happy as the weeds slow down and we can finally stay ahead of the weeding, but sad because that means we have definitely rounded the hump to Fall. This...
10th CSA pick up
Hello There, Well it seems like it is a season of feast or famine, as far as water goes. The farm is now officially well watered once again. With this cloud cover can come disease, unfortunately. Our outdoor tomatoes are beginning to show signs of early blight. This is not the same as Late Blight which essentially kills off your plants in a very fast and disgusting way. Instead, early blight is...
9th csa pick up
hello everyone, As I am writing this I am happily listening to the sound of raindrops pelting our roof. Rain right now is a good thing. Our plants were starting to look a bit depressed out there and our half-hearted attempts at irrigation haven’t quite been cutting it. Our Fall crops have been having a hard time germinating, so this is truly music to my ears. Today we just began pulling all...