Elliott Family Farm

for a while so unless it is a frost tolerant crop, I expect not to plant early this year. The system plan using the cover crops won’t permit that anyway, because the winter peas and rye have to be in the early bloom stage when we roller crimp them.

We are anxiously awaiting the results from our soil samples. We have no idea what is going on with fertility out there. There are places where the rye is very green, indicating good amounts of nitrogen, and places where that is not the case. 

It is January. It is cold and gray. We welcome the moisture and await the coming spring.

The January quotation comes from the almanac. “A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.” –May Sarton