A beautiful seven day forecast is in front of us. The fields are still mushy, but the water that has been standing for so long has finally disappeared, soaking into the ground or evaporating under the hot sun. The return of blue skies and a break in the hot, muggy weather … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Good News and Bad News
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Full and By Farm: Bank Barn
A few weeks ago Doug realized that the Bank Barn got it's name because it's built into a bank of land (the beauty of which is that you can drive right up to two different levels of the barn as well as take advantage of the temperature moderation below ground). Prior to … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Bank Barn
Full and By Farm: Menacing Skies
Hot and steamy sunshine during the past week helped dry up the fields a bit between one downpour and the next. The plants greened up a little and put on a lot of nice top growth. But after yesterday's heavy rain we're back to standing water in the pathways and looking at a dreary … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Menacing Skies
Full and By Farm: Harvest Woes
When we hit mid-May I invariably look around and fearfully wonder what on earth we are going to harvest for the first pick-up of the season. The bunching onions are tiny, the leaf lettuce and spinach just filling in, and the kale and swiss chard are getting there legs under them … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Harvest Woes
Full and By Farm: Oversaturation
The ground had been just keeping up with the past weeks of rain until we hit Thursday night. The last four and a quarter inches have had no soil to absorb into and no hot sun and wind to evaporate it. Cloudy sixty degree days don't do a lot for drying the soil out or for making … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Oversaturation