Tag Archives: seeds
It’s a Start
Since we skipped spring and went directly to summer, things here at applewood farm have been even less organized than usual. Typically, there is a period of weeks between the last frost and the incredibly hot Dog Days of summer. … Continue reading
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
D.I.Y. Biodegradable Seed Planters
Y’know how when you finish a roll of toilet paper, you’re always trying to come up with a new and innovative use for the cardboard roll? No? That has genuinely never crossed your mind before? Oh. Well, let me tell … 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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