Winthrop EstateMay 41 minBlackberry Bushes are In!Today we were able to get our new blackberry bushes in! These grow wild in our area so we thought it would be a good place to grow them...
Winthrop EstateApr 301 minThis is LemongrassI have not grown lemongrass before but am enthusiastic about this first crop. We have a whole tray of starters, and it looks quite good...
Winthrop EstateApr 201 minSeeds Sprouted!Yes, our basement seed room is amazing. Look at our little baby plants! Most of the hundreds of seeds that we planted a few weeks ago...
Winthrop EstateApr 161 minUpper Garden Walk WaysOur upper garden now has fully mulched walk ways! Yay. It's important that the vegetables have aerated, non-compacted dirt to explore...
Winthrop EstateApr 151 minCool DirtWhat is a farm blog without the constant posting of the cute puppy dog? Here she is resting in the cool damp dirt of our soon to be...
Winthrop EstateApr 141 minSolarizingThis looks a bit messy, but you can see we are trying to heat up the grass under the black plastic tarps this week so we can dig into the...
Winthrop EstateApr 121 minRabbit FenceAnd voila, the rabbit fence on the upper garden is up, buried and secured! (I do like the effect of time on one's memory- it feels like...
Winthrop EstateApr 71 minSeeds in Soil !!!!I am so happy to see our seeds in soil! We started about 10 different types of seeds yesterday. I hope they are happy in their new...
Winthrop EstateApr 61 minWires for DirtThis morning we dealt with wires, plugs, chains and wood-- not what I think of when I think of growing veggies, but... we got grow lights!...
Winthrop EstateApr 61 minBlack LocusWe were very lucky our farmer noticed that we have skinny straight black locus trees growing all over our property. Black locus wood is...
Winthrop EstateApr 61 minUpper GardenToday, after a light rain, we got in our first corner post for the upper garden. This will be a rabbit fence, about 4' high. You can...
Winthrop EstateApr 51 minHeavyWe got crushed stone to put around the base of each post to make it more secure. Apparently the fence material I ordered is 400 pounds,...
Winthrop EstateApr 21 minMuddy BootsTwo weeks from when we officially started farming (more on that in a different blog), I finally got to get my boots dirty! We squished...
Winthrop EstateApr 21 minWorking SmartWhile we prefer old fashioned methods and will not till the soil, sometimes it makes sense to bring in the power tools. Digging 25 holes...
Winthrop EstateMar 281 minOrdering SeedsThis week I ordered seeds! Very exciting! Can't wait until they come in! Here's what we ordered: Carrots! Robin's Koginut Squash! Plum...
Winthrop EstateMar 211 minFarming at the Computer?I think of farming as getting my hands dirty in rich black soil, bending over picking gifts from green plants, in the fresh air and...