The pale, parched soil gladly accepted a little rain yesterday. We are still sorely dry around here but the established vegetables are still dark and lush and fruiting out. It's a little harder on the newly seeded and transplanted crops with their short, thin roots, reaching just … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Water from the Sky and Boquet
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Full and By Farm: Good Things to Come
Thigh-high by the 28th of June doesn't have quite the ring to it, but it sure looks nice. Our first ever planting of sweet corn is a tall, lush deep green. The adjacent cabbages are the size of softballs and the zucchini plants have thin, long fruits already on the … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Good Things to Come
Full and By Farm: Garlic Scapes and Soap
We've all passed the exhaustion stage and have made it safely to delirium. With just one and a half fields of hay left to make and a big concrete pour scheduled for tomorrow at 8am there is rest, a little ways off, but in sight. Peek your head in the barn doors tonight, but don't … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Garlic Scapes and Soap
Full and By Farm: Big Projects, Less Sleep
A largely sleepless week has left all of us dragging in our boots. Haymaking and construction projects have had everyone staying up late. The long days of June force the sleep from our eyes extra early. There are plenty more of both projects in the coming week—sunny days in … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Big Projects, Less Sleep
Full and By Farm: Things Are Growing!
During an evening dip in the pond last week I was reveling over the deep brown of my arms and shoulders—about equal parts of dirt and sun—a sure sign that summer is well under way here and I'm in my happiest element. The squash and tomatoes are settling themselves in nicely … [Read more...] about Full and By Farm: Things Are Growing!