Category Archives: gardens

Garden Plans for 2015- Brussel Sprouts

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I am starting to do some seed sprout test on my Brussel Sprouts Seeds, I will be adding in a nice row of about 30 feet of the Sprouts garden gods willing. This plant is certainly one of the longest … Continue reading →

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Garden Plans 2015- Broccoli

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Such a lovely plant to grow your garden, as its a cool weather start, you can get this into the garden when the soil temps are low enough that other plants or seeds would just fall over (the whimps) I … Continue reading →

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Setting Garden goals.. 2015

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

well it seems like a grand idea to set some garden goals this year.. o yes it does.. but no cheating on my end, I will keep the plans I have, keep the gardens I have but I am in … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Garden Plans 2015

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Strawberry popcorn or Tom Thumb Popcorn, or hmmmmm O yes dear readers, I am on the hunt for the best home grown popcorn, Zone 5, average frost free days 124, yup that is not really that much time and it … Continue reading →

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Working for the greater good..

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

ok, compared to what lots of folks do this might seem minor but it still took hours of work now and will take hours on the back end. Somehow threw the magic of.. That’s a great idea… to lets do … Continue reading →

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Green Covers for garden use

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Hi Folks, I got asked a question the other day, what I used in a frugal way to do ground cover and I have to admit that my big ones are pretty darn simple.. Wheat Barley Oats Mustard Seed Radish Seed … Continue reading →

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Vertical Gardening

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

hmmm, nothing wrong with the rustic look 🙂 Easy to make and functional.. A little more structure, steel and wire.. Some of our other creative ways over the years, this was a free grown plant that had self-seeded and it … Continue reading →

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Strawberries

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

 I love my strawberries but I also find them to be little trouble makers, they love to put out babies instead of making nice big fat berries, they are weak in the sense that they require babying, they need to … Continue reading →

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Sweet Potato plans for 2015

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

In 2014 we grew Georgia jets, we got good results for our first year given the learning curve.. Once again my local garden group is doing a bulk order in of Sweet Potato slips, the company that we worked with … Continue reading →

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New Seed Company to me

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

http://www.annapolisseeds.com From their about page (Seeds for the People! Our generation has collectively inherited an enormous wealth of diversity in our seeds. Nearly 1,000 generations of farmers before us saved seed from their best plants, making constant selections and breeding … Continue reading →

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