The musings and adventures of an enthusiastic grower
I can’t hardly believe that Spring is coming to a close in a few short weeks, and summer will be ushered in. How time flies when you’re busy in the garden! May is perhaps the busiest month of the year on the farm as we continue to harvest the first flowers of the season and …
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Is it just me, or does it seem like spring is moving along quickly? Perhaps it seems that way because spring is one of the busiest times on the farm. I've been harvesting spring blooms several times a day, sowing seeds, tending to seedlings, planting seedlings, and pulling the many weeds that insist they want …
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Spring has officially arrived! March 20th signaled the end of winter and the beginning of spring, on the calendar at least. I am ready for the season change, and I have been seeing signs that Mother Nature, too, is ready for spring as buds swell and plants emerge from the soil. It’s been four months …
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June has arrived, which means that summer is not far behind! I can hardly believe that spring and most of its quintessential flowers have come and gone. In May, we said goodbye to the last of our specialty tulips, narcissus, and other spring bulbs and had a quick few weeks with the peonies. Working with …
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Can you believe it’s officially May? Is it just me, or does it seem like spring is moving along quickly? Perhaps it seems that way because spring is one of the busiest times on the farm. I've been harvesting spring blooms several times a day, as fickle spring temperatures can cause the flowers to open …
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It’s officially spring (hooray!), and I’ve been noticing signs that the farm is waking up from its winter slumber. Our perennials are starting to poke their heads out of the soil, and the branches of the trees and shrubs are swelling with buds. I’ve been enjoying the spring symphony of birds excitedly chirping as they …
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Wow, April was a wild and hectic month in the garden! Everything about those thirty days felt extreme, as in extreme weather, stress, and productivity. Yet, the month flew by with how busy we were each day. Between harvesting, transplanting, sowing, weeding, processing, bunching, arranging, and selling, April had me wholly tuckered out by mid-month. …
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Wow, March sure did go by quickly! I can hardly believe I’m sitting down to write March’s summary of what’s growing on in the garden. Despite a few lingering snowstorms, spring seems to be taking a firm hold. And while nighttime temperatures can still dip into the thirties, the daytime temperatures are rising overall. As …
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Ahhh, fall has officially arrived, bringing cooler temperatures, the smell of freshly fallen leaves, and the start of sweater weather and soup season. I love fall; it may just be my favorite season. There is nothing quite like biting into the first fresh apple, sipping hot apple cider, and seeing the leaves put on a …
I will be the first to admit that I wasn’t always a fan of tulips. There was a time that I didn’t fully appreciate what they had to offer. Those single, brightly colored blooms that I was familiar with as a kid, the ones that lined driveways in a uniform line like marchers in a …
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