Tag Archives: garden
Going to Seed
Our back garden is done for this growing season. Due to the rapidly changing weather and extraordinary neglect on our part, the squash, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, herbs, and cucumbers simply became overrun with weeds and started to die off. One … Continue reading
Planning for Planting
The weather turned briefly warm over the past couple of days. Just as patches of grass emerged through the snow and the frozen patches turned to puddles, our thoughts turned to planting. February seems to do this to us. It’s … Continue reading
Autumn Seedlings
The weather is changing and it’s time to start thinking about winter farming. While there is significantly less to do in the winter months in the Hudson River Valley, there are ways to continue to grow food that defy snow … Continue reading
Deer are Beautiful Jerks
I love deer. They are beautiful and gentle and majestic. They keep to themselves for the most part. We always enjoy seeing a group of them grazing in the neighbors’ fields. But only in the neighbors’ fields. Dave came home … Continue reading
Rain, Rain, Go Away…
We are on day three of non-stop rain. At first, it was really welcome. It had been dry and hot and we needed some rain. We just didn’t need ALL the rain that ever there was. But we got it. … Continue reading
Hand-Drawn Farm Map
In response to a request after the last post, I have done my best to draw a to-scale rendition of our little farm. Hopefully, this will clarify where everything is and how we’ve managed to stuff so gosh darned much … Continue reading
Establishing the Back Garden
When we first moved to our little farm it wasn’t a farm at all. These two acres held a house, an open garage, and a small outbuilding with no doors that had been used as a tractor shed. There had … Continue reading
It’s Planting Time!
After the most seasonally-appropriate winter we’ve seen in many years, the snow has finally melted and the warmer weather has made its way to us. It’s startling how the to-do list on a farm goes from practically nothing from December … Continue reading
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