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How to prevent "damping off"

Wild Things Farm   -   Mar 14, 2010 - By Terry_5

Anyone who has ever started seedlings in the house or in a greenhouse has looked in on their seedlings at one time or another and found them laying face down on the soil.  The stem is wilted at the soil line.  This condition is called "damping...

Seed starting continues

Ms Robin's Garden   -   Mar 14, 2010 - By Robin_1

I'm still chugging along starting seeds. Actually, I have become obsessive about it. There is just something immensely rewarding about watching things grow. Have I told you this before? Well, I said I was obsessed. I'm planting extra seed to guarantee...

Making the switch to eating locally grown food

Ms Robin's Garden   -   Mar 13, 2010 - By Robin_1

The news stations have been reporting about the recent increase in food prices because of weather events. The current price for a 25# box of wholesale tomatoes is $30, up from $7. Why? Because Florida lost 70% of their tomato crops due to extended...

March At Colvin Family Farm

Colvin Family Farm   -   Mar 13, 2010 - By Colvin Farm

March At Colvin Family Farm Winters come as a welcome rest on a farm, but between the long nights, the cold, the snow, ice and mud, we really look forward to Spring. So it is with the usual anticipation and excitement that we are watching the early signs...

Baby herbs popping through the soil

Sharon Hubbs-Kreft, Herbalist - Amazing Grace Herbals LLC   -   Mar 12, 2010 - By Sharon_3

The spring sunshine has started to melt the snow and as I was weeding and working in the gardens this past weekend I happened to notice the new sprouts! Already we have thyme, chives, lemon balm, fennel, cilantro, peppermint and chamomile sprouts!! We are...

March is driving us mad

Jake's Farm   -   Mar 12, 2010 - By Chris_6

This month is driving me mad. I tried last week to get into the lower field to plant our acre of potatoes and the mud would not let me. The upper areas are so so. I did manage to get some ground turned and disc'd for onions. The greenhouse that was crushed...

Get to know your veggies--Carrots

Wild Things Farm   -   Mar 12, 2010 - By Terry_5

"Why do you never see a rabbit wearing glasses?"  I would say because they would fall off when he jumps, but supposedly the correct answer is because he eats carrots.  Carrots are one of the crops grown at Wild Things Farm.  Little...

Sunny Sunny Sunny

Dragonfly Farms   -   Mar 12, 2010 - By Teresa_3

What a glorious morning! It has been two days now that we have been blessed with wonderfully sunny weather. It's nice and crisp this morning coming in at about 20 degrees with the blanket of snow still covering my planting beds. There appears to be some...

New season Begins

Vintage Hobby Farm   -   Mar 12, 2010 - By Jennifer and Justin

The 2010 season is off to a good start.  We have many seeds started and the snow is melting and the gardens are being warmed by the sun. This year we are offering 45 shares of produce and herbs, 20 flower shares, eggs, beef packages, chickens, turkeys,...

New season Begins

Vintage Hobby Farm   -   Mar 12, 2010 - By Jennifer and Justin

The 2010 season is off to a good start.  We have many seeds started and the snow is melting and the gardens are being warmed by the sun. This year we are offering 45 shares of produce and herbs, 20 flower shares, eggs, beef packages, chickens, turkeys,...