Monthly Archives: May 2012

Field Report, May 17

Posted on May 18, 2012 by pgabridge

I’ve been plenty busy in the last ten days since my last field report.  We’ve had quite a bit of rain, which has been good for the plants, but has made it hard to get into the field to do … Continue reading →

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More Seedlings

Posted on May 18, 2012 by pgabridge

Today, I picked up a car full of our seedling order from Natick Community Farm.  Now we need to harden them off and get them in the ground.  We have many varieties of peppers and tomatoes and tomatillos.  I can’t … Continue reading →

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Field Report: May 7 (plus seedlings growing fast)

Posted on May 10, 2012 by pgabridge

On Monday, I caught a break between stretches of rain and put in a day on the field before the next batch of rain.  I planted beet seeds, about 400 chard and kale seedlings, put up row cover over those … Continue reading →

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Beds, beds, beds

Posted on May 1, 2012 by pgabridge

These days, most of our time at the farm is being spent on field prep.  We’re getting pretty close to being fully ready.  We’ve spread organic fertilizer (we use Pro-Grow) on the field and worked it into the soil, as … Continue reading →

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