Bob | March 30, 2009
The first rows of the year have been planted. Some seeds actually require it to be quite cool in order to germinate, and conditions were right to get two rows seeded this past Saturday. Sunday morning an early rain moistened the soil and the seeds and we’ll see plants peeking out in a couple weeks.
Bob | March 23, 2009
On the other side of the shed is the non-flower part of our farm. Last fall things got so busy that a small piece of ground didn’t get plowed. Conditions were pretty good Saturday morning so the last of the wheat stubble was plowed under. Seagulls must have amazing hearing. It only took about an [...]
Bob | March 2, 2009
In the fall we decided to change up a little how our flower rows were organized. Using the small tractor with the tiller I put under some sections of sod to expand our 5 row system into two large beds, and a single row down the middle. We’re not sure how well this will work, [...]
Bob | February 24, 2009
Seeds are quite amazing. In the middle of a Canadian winter you can take a little seed, push it into some soil in a plug tray, put it under grow lights, and a few days later green life springs up. These little statice are especially cute.
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 15, 2009
Our best growing area is located where the cows used to stand. Many years ago, when this was a working dairy farm, the dry cows (those not being milked) were put out to the front pasture where they spent a great deal of time chewing cud and making manure. What is now our best [...]
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