9/19/2011 Compost BinsWe decided our old compost pile was making the grade so on this Saturday we started construction on the new bins. We finished leveling the ground by the afternoon which required the removal of two tree stumps and one good sized rock. The bins will be made out of ridged panel fencing and T-Posts.
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8/22/2011 Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes!!!So, here are the tomatoes growing about a month ago, to see them in all their beautiful colors of red, green, yellow and orange, you need to visit the Farm Stand this weekend!! In addition to the tomatoes, we have Acorn Squash and Sweet Dumpling Squash, the few remaining summer squash and of course eggs! We will also be offering some of the bounty of the pepper plants- look for jalapeno's and cubanos at the Farm Stand! For something different, check out the corner- homemade cards, decorative post it note pads and junior legal pads, strawberry jam and lavender bunches dried right from our own garden! Enjoy! 7/20/2011 Green Beans harvest this morning.This morning harvest of 13lbs. of green beans, 2lbs of pole beans, 1 lb of sugar snap peas and one very full fridge. Capped off by a few heads of broccoli and 6 pounds squash to make sure the fridge door will be tricky for a few days. Needless to say there will be green beans in the Farm Stand Friday. "For the curious we plant our beans in 3' by 10' beds one bed produces 15-20 lbs." 7/13/2011 One Basket of Squash MorningThis mornings squash harvest filled the basket. The high heat is putting a hurting on the plants but they are producing squash this size in days! This is one of our favorite recipes for courgettes. Ingredients
Via:BBCGOODFODD 6/29/2011 The Emerald Ash BorerWhat is that Purple Thing Hanging in the Tree? It's a sticky trap that the United States Department of Agriculture officials and cooperators are using to identify where the invasive pest, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) is located. EAB is currently not known to be in Connecticut. The 2011 CT Emerald Ash Borer Trapping Program.
via: http://clear.uconn.edu/info/eab.htm 6/26/2011 Pear TreeOur tiny pear tree has about 10 pears growing on it! I am so excited to see them grow- and can't wait till I can taste them! I just hope some critter doesn't get to them first. Our cherry tree was promising- lots of cherries- then yesterday we noticed that birds must be feasting because there is barely a cherry left! Oh well, they best not touch my pears! The garden is coming along nicely. This was a wonderful weekend to get out and truly see how things are moving along- did some weeding and garden upkeep. Fortunately, once the garden is planted in the spring, there is little more to do than the general upkeep and keeping ahead of bugs and critters. We failed the cherry tree, but we are definitely keeping an eye on our vegetables! Bumper crop of strawberries again this weekend. We are definitely having strawberries and cream for dessert tonight! Some lucky farm stand shoppers also will be enjoying the sweet taste of summer! Can't wait for the blueberries to start ripening! |
Teresa Fuller
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