May 1, 2012

Off to a Good Start

Off to a Good Start

Since I doubled the size of the garden this year from last and added a hoophouse to the set-up I’ve been very busy. In order to manage a 10,000+ square foot garden we have enlisted the help of friends in exchange for harvest. Two weeks ago we started the row planting although I had started [...]

Mar 25, 2012

2011 Varieties

2011 Varieties

I have purchased my seed for this year and have quite the variety. Some are the same as last year but most are different. Some of the seeds I purchased locally from Vaughns Feed and Seed (always support local if you can) and the varieties they couldn’t get I purchased online. I got my seeds [...]

Mar 20, 2012

Pitcher Pump

Pitcher Pump

Most people don’t even know what a pitcher pump is now days. I remember going out to my grandfathers garden and you had to pass through some trees to get to the clearing where he had a large field. As you walked the 30 foot path through the small cluster of Jack Oaks, to the [...]

Mar 10, 2012

New Old Tiller

New Old Tiller

When I was a boy I have fond memories of walking behind my dad as he tilled the garden. The cool, rich, finely tilled dirt felt so great under my bare feet. The reason the dirt was so finely tilled was because my father had a Troy-bilt tiller. He had the Horse model and he [...]

Feb 26, 2012

Starting From Seeds Part 1

I’m doing something bold this year and starting everything from seeds. I’ve done quite a bit of research online about the best way to do so and I’m afraid I might should have done more and am certainly going back to do more reading as I am uncertain about the success I may or may [...]

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