The idea of a microclimate is one that good gardeners learn to utilize, even if they don’t know the idea by name. On the farm, where we are growing a large number of plants, we need ways to change the amount of heat, light, and water that our plants receive. Low tunnels, drip line, plastic mulch, row cover, raised beds, hoophouses and shade cloth are the seven techniques I’m writing about today for manipulating the growing conditions around our crops.
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7 Techniques for Microclimate Manipulation. The tools & techniques of a farm. Part 2
March 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Tools & Techniques, Weather
Tags:techniques·tools
Searching for a silver lining during Rain Calamity Week.
April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Farm Folks, Weather
There’s an old saying: “Inside every cloud there is a silver lining.” I am in the habit of searching out the silver lining, something to keep me focused on the positive, since there are so many ways things can go wrong on the farm.
This week it looked as if the clouds had dumped all their [...]
Tags:collards·compost·crows·flood·hoophouse·kohlrabi·leeks·lettuce·mustard·peas·rain·spinach·Weather
Still waiting for spring to decide it is really here.
March 27th, 2009 · No Comments · Farm Folks, Weather
Today is a gray & chilly day, with rainstorms forecast for the next couple of days and a cold & wet couple of weeks coming up. The official start of spring was a week ago today. While most of March was cold and wet, we have had some beautiful days. The daffodil buds had been [...]
Tags:bok choi·CSA·frisee·kale·lettuce·salad turnips·spinach·tomatoes·Weather
