The Little Ones are Out!
We have moved all the little plants we started from seed! They are now outside in full sun, day and night, and almost all are in the...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 16, 2022
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Distraction
Iris are in bloom! We probably have 100 tall gorgeous light purple (and a few yellow and white) blooms. It's easy to get distracted...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 13, 2022
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Horsetail
Found some horsetail in the garden! I had not noticed it growing here last year, or in previous years, (we were growing willows here...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 10, 2022
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Blackberry Bushes
We had to enlarge the blackberry cages again because the little bushes are growing up. Luckily we have not seen any animal impact (knock...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 7, 2022
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Wood Chips
Many tree companies are happy to drop off fresh wood chips for free when they are in your area. This is the remainder of our second big...
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 5, 2022
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Companions
We planted onions and peppers in this row, as they like each other, and I'm happy to report, it looks like they are growing nicely.
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Winthrop Estate
- Jun 2, 2022
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Thoughtfully Made
Breeding seeds has been happening since, oh, a long time ago. Sometimes they were bred for drought resistance, or pest resistance, or...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 28, 2022
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Water, Water Everywhere
We have a water source near the farm. (Yay). It comes up from the 140' pipe that we drilled down a few years ago. I love having the...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 27, 2022
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Catch the Wild
Sometimes it is important to throw well. To start something in motion, to control where it's going. It's also useful to know how to...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 26, 2022
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Trial Canning Night
I did can some food many years ago, and I get the idea in theory, but since I plan to can most of our tomato harvest, I thought I should...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 25, 2022
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Trellis the Tomatoes
Our stakes are up and wires stretched! You can see all the rows where we planted tomatoes, ready for climbing vines! Cautiously...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 21, 2022
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It's Alive!
We knew we were making a living fence when we cut some of our black locust trees and used them for fence posts. We didn't quite realize...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 21, 2022
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Uh-oh!
We grew peppers from seed this year. We put them in tiny paper cups with soil and water, then sat them under grow lights, then after a...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 21, 2022
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Calendula Flowers!
Not long ago, about 10 days actually, we sprinkled some lovely calendula seeds along the edges of the upper garden. You can see a seed...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 20, 2022
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Lemongrass
The weather is warming, so we put in our little lemon grass plugs. We got a whole tray of them! Hoping to dry most of the harvest for...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 19, 2022
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Basil
Our baby basil is in! I took this picture a few days after it was planted and I think it's happy in it's new home. You can see we are...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 17, 2022
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Asparagus and Patience
We got 30 crowns of asparagus and put them in the ground about a week or so ago. I know we can't harvest until next year, so I wasn't...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 16, 2022
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Spreading Compost
We are adding some rich compost from Holiday Farm to our new garden beds, unloading from our tractor bucket one shovel full at a time. ...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 15, 2022
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A What? A Turkey Egg?
I can't believe it didn't break from our shovels and the tractor bucket and it's travels, but somehow a turkey egg came to our garden in...
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Winthrop Estate
- May 13, 2022
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Cool and Shady
Cool and shady is not my experience farming. But my dog found a cool and slightly shady spot to rest. She liked the freshly exposed...
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