Bob | March 16, 2009
Our windmill isn’t just for good looks. As it turns it pumps air into our pond. This is supposed to keep the oxygen levels up in the pond, and create a better source of water for plants and animals. Even though the river is close by we’ve always pumped out of the pond because we have better [...]
Bob | March 10, 2009
We always put a fan on our plug trays for a number of reasons. We feel that it reduces the amount of mold or mildew that can grow when conditions are too wet. It also allows the plants to blow in the wind, which we hope simulates the great outdoors a little more and produces [...]
Bob | March 5, 2009
Plants (here there be snapdragons) keep popping out of the trays in the light racks. We’re hoping they don’t come too quickly as we’re not quite ready to fire up the furnace in the greenhouse yet. In a few weeks we’ll be forced to start transplanting and letting them grow a bit bigger under plastic.
Bob | February 23, 2009
Fall cleanup sometimes gets a little hurried and something gets left outside by accident. This pot suffered the worst; the soil froze, expanded and cracked the pot. When we started this whole flower farming thing we had the hardest time explaining to people what we were up to without them looking at us [...]
Bob | February 16, 2009
A number of years ago we built these light racks to start seeds in February. They spend most of their time in the garage, but we move them in around this time of year to get an early start on our growing season. This year we’re trying a new spot in the back room of [...]
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