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Big Valley Ranch -
Tuesday November 01, 2011 - By Desiree
Nov 1, 2011
With
winter coming on we will still do what growing we can. We still have a few
carrots in the ground and the Swiss Chard after being divided is coming on
strong. The rhubarb has done well all the year and needs to be divided...
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Big Valley Ranch -
Sunday May 15, 2011 - By Desiree
Hay to all who are feeling ignored. So sorry but our
attention has been focused elsewhere. The garden has been started and is also
running late, which is good given our most recent weather. We have had almost
freezing temps yesterday and today, hail as...
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Avalon Farms Premium Homegrown -
Monday July 05, 2010 - By Brigette
The market gardens and high tunnels are looking good, even as hot as it has been. Night time temperatures during the month of June were running about 10 degrees above normal and we certainly had sufficient rainfall. Unfortunately, that wasn't good weather for...
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F.A. Farm -
Tuesday June 30, 2009 - By Walter
I was a fruit tramp (i.e. migrant worker specializing in fruit) for eight years, from 1974 to 1982. I started with cherries, usually in Washington in June, but one year I started in Lodi, California, in May. Then came the Columbia Gorge cherries - first White...
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The Berry Patch -
Monday April 13, 2009 - By Mary Pat and Jason
Well, we have been waiting all year for these trees and we finally picked them up on Saturday. 41 to be exact. We got the best trees we could get our hands on and drove 4 hours to get them too. It was just like picking up an adopted child or something! Our day...
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Big Valley Ranch -
Thursday March 12, 2009 - By Desiree
The garden is just starting to wake up and the stone fruit trees are just starting to bloom (the cherries are thinking about it). It will be a little time yet before we have much for the public. The overwintered swiss chard is starting to add new...
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Evans Family Farm -
Wednesday March 11, 2009 - By Merry
Last week, mother nature teased us. We had 62 degree days. Sun was shining on the field. Can we plant? No, not in Wisconsin. Today it's 30 degrees with wind chill that dips into the single digits. All of the snow has...
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Evans Family Farm -
Saturday January 03, 2009 - By Merry
The garlic made it into the ground. We have been fortunate to have a few co-ops around the area to sell the remaining garlic. Basics Co-op in Janesville and Bushel and Pecks in Beloit have our beautiful hardneck garlic for sale.
As we...
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Evans Family Farm -
Thursday November 06, 2008 - By Merry
Garlic, so much Garlic and so little time! Last year we planted 48,000 cloves of garlic in 7 varietes. We're scaling back this year and planting only our biggest and favorite varieties. Trying new methods of mulching like leaves instead...
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