General Farm & Crop Report!

Hello,

First & Foremost I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Now to the farm. So far, so good. We have had a lot of rain. We have been dealing with the rain by seeding flats in the greenhouse and flaming our young crop of weeds that is starting to grow. We have not used any of our kelp yet. The cold crops, are looking good.

The Kohlrabi is really close to being ready to consume, as well as our first batch of lettuce's, and onion chives.

The potato plants are out of the ground and look great. They are about 4-5 inches tall, almost time to hill them. The first batch of onions is growing well, and so the second is about 2 inches out. They look good on top.

The broccoli is coming along nicely as well. No head development, but the growth looks great. The cucumbers and beans have sprouted extremely well and plants are visible in plastic. The sweet corn is in the ground and sprouted.

Also Thanks to everyone for being patient as I know everyone is excited to eat fresh produce. It is always worth the wait. The only major issue's we have had to deal with this spring is minor erosion issue's. Since the farm is so new, we are still developing the land and continue to amend the land to control water and run-off. We almost have it down. We had two spot's where water would sit after the rain, I think we have them fixed time will tell. One area we had to dig a trench to redirect water. The other spot we removed a strip in the wet-spot and we have decided to seed it to a waterway. This will help absorb the water. We also directed it towards the pond so it will fill pond.

Some exciting news is that Ben and I drove to Missouri last week to pick up our veggie washer. It was a fun trip. We were only away from the farm for 30 hours but fun none the less. This veggie washer is super cool, and can do wonders to a dirty tomato. It is sixteen feet long. Put in a dirty veggie on one end and the the other side spits that veggie out clean. Almost like a car wash for veggies. We have been waiting for a washer like this for three years. It will make the farm much more efficient and cleaning will be less of a burden on our bodies. The C.S.A is still on schedule, please keep eye on email because it will sneak up on us before we know it. The spring boxes are generally lighter in weight 5-12lb. Then get more bountiful as the season progresses. Tomorrow I will start posting recipe's for this upcoming season.

Thanks Chris

Progress Report!

So far we have all the cold crops planted as stated before and the irrigation is set up. We have not run it other then to test it and it worked great. Planting so far this year has gone without a hitch knock on wood. I credit that to taking the time to service and properly calibrate equipment before running. This has worked out great for us. You would be surprised how many people don't properly service their equipment. The two day's of frost did not kill any of the plants in the ground. Some had light frost damage, but they have all made a full recovery. Thank You SUN! Since I am a son, Don't forget to get your mother something for Mother's Day.

Chris

Good Morning From the Farm!

It is supposed to be another beautiful day compared to the last month so we will be outside all day today. We will be planting more brocolli, cauliflower, & others. We will also be seeding some grass today before the rain that is "Supposed" to come on Thursday. So far so good.

Chris

Update On The Farm!!

We opened up for business on Sunday and that went great.  We are now open Tues-Sun. Closed Monday.  Right now you can buy local honey and our jams. PLEASE DO. It helps us when we have no produce to sell. Now to the good stuff. The weather, has cleared finally and we have been extremely busy. All the potatoes, onions, kohlrabi, and cabbage are in the ground growing— ooh yeah Brussels. We are busy planting all day and will be for the next few days. We have at least three acres of produce growing already.  It is pretty intense this time of year, and I love it. Watching life happen before your eyes is amazing, I can't even describe the feeling it is so rewarding.
We planted all of the cold crops on the back side of the farm, opposite from last year. So far, planting has been a success with no major hick-ups. Our potato planter did not arrive in time this year, so I had the honor of planting potatoes & onions through my neighbor's modified 1900's planter. Modified, of course, to be pulled by a tractor not a horse. I have pictures that will come soon.  I started all of the cabbage inside my house in February, with shop-lights.  Later I moved the plants to the green house.  The plants turned out beautifully.
Chris