I fell and broke my wrist a week ago last Monday. I figure this is a fairly good explanation for the lack of recent entries here. I have several ideas for entries, but I’m not up to doing much typing yet. Turns out there are a number of things I have trouble doing one-handed. I had to hire in an extra worker to help at the farm yesterday, so it turn out the broken wrist is also painful in the wallet.
Entries Tagged as 'fieldwork'
Pruning Tomatoes: Are you growing tomatoes or foliage?
July 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Farm Folks, Farm Work
We spend quite a lot of time pruning tomato plants. We grow indeterminate tomato varieties. These vining types respond well to training. Our goals are to increase the yield of beautiful tomatoes and to reduce plant disease by increasing air flow through the foliage.
A month of unforgiving deadlines and green releaf.
April 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Farm Folks, Farm Work
Here we are already, closing in on the end of April. I haven’t written here in a while, partially because we have been more than busy on the farm working to stay on schedule, and partially because my writing urges have been directed at Twitter. Now that my blog has this spiffy new home, I’ll [...]
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Today Spring Fever officially arrived at the farm.
February 28th, 2009 · No Comments · Farm Work
I’m sitting at my desk on a Saturday afternoon, trying to work on the greenhouse starts planting schedule, and making no progress at all. It feels just like Spring Fever back in high school days, but it is still February.
