Sunny/cloudy now. Cool. Rained on us early when we were loading the truck for LFP farmers market. # Summer squash, kohlrabi, chard,beets, bunching onions, lettuce, kale, collards, chamomile, dill, parsley, mint, sage, thyme, basil starts. # Overcast & cool. The last several weeks of spring were hot & dry. Now that summer is here, we're [...]
Entries from June 28th, 2009
Farm Blossom Series: Set #7, Tomatillo, Cucumber, Vitamin Green, and Zucchini
June 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Crops
As we move into summer, I’m finding more and more blossoms in my quest to photograph the blossoms of each of our crops at the farm. In this seventh set, the flowers are all yellow.
Tags:blossom·cucumber·flower·greens·summer squash·vitamin green·zucchini
Farm Blossom Series: Set #6, Cut Flowers; Jupiter's Beard, Coreopsis and Delphinium.
June 24th, 2009 · Comments Off · Crops
Some of the flowers from our cut flower garden are coming into bloom. Most of our annual cut flowers don’t bloom until late July, although I just noticed a few dwarf sunflowers are just starting to bloom already. These three perannial plants get an earlier start.
Tags:coreopsis·cut flowers·delphinium·flower garden·Jupiter's Beard
My Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-21
June 21st, 2009 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
Morning overcast. Expect another pleasant day. # Evert & Hilary are off to the LFP market. Bok choi,chard,Chinese broccoli,collards,kohlrabi,lettuce,Napa,snap peas,herbs…. # At the farm will have same as LFP Mkt, plus music, chicken talk, fleece demo, hay rides, kettle corn…. # We planted rye grain in several field left fallow this year. Rye is now [...]
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Losing inches on the farm: Alpaca Shearing
June 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Farm Animals
Our two alpacas, Sabino and Faron, were sheared on Tuesday, June 10. I took before and after photos. I find the contrast astounding every time.
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Farm Blossom Series: Set #5, The Drabs: Lovage, Sorrel
June 18th, 2009 · Comments Off · Crops
Here are two plants that produce large masses of otherwise inconspicuous, drab flowers. One has to look closely at both lovage and sorrel to see if you are looking at the new flowers or at seed heads forming. Pretty or not, they get the job done.
Farm Blossom Series: Set #4, Herbs: Catnip and Chamomile
June 17th, 2009 · Comments Off · Crops
I’ve taken a number of blossom photos in the last couple of weeks, but haven’t made the time to post them all. I decided to separate the photos into groups. Here are two herbs, catnip and chamomile. The thyme is also in bloom but I don’t yet have a photo.
My Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-14
June 14th, 2009 · Comments Off · Uncategorized
Planting flowers today, starting with zinnias. # Started planting Jack O’Lanterns today: Howden Biggie, Wyatt’s Wonder, Phat Jack, Super Herc, Magic Lantern, Magician, Racer, New Rocket, ++ # Overcast today. Cool breeze helps, but muggy. # Juan & Luis are planting Jack O’Lanterns all day today. Stewart & Keith are planting lettuce this morning. Evert [...]
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Farm Blossom Series: Set #3, Peas, Raspberries, Thornless Blackberries, Tomatoes, Black Locust
June 1st, 2009 · Comments Off · Crops
This is my third set of blossom photos. Three weeks ago I set a goal to photograph the blossoms of each of our flowering crops this year. The flowers will be coming faster and faster now as we enter summer. Of course, we usually never see the flowers of a number of crops that we [...]
Tags:Black Locust·blossoms·flowers·peas·raspberries·thornless blackberries·tomatoes
