Blackberry 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...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 30, 2022
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This is Lemongrass
I have not grown lemongrass before but am enthusiastic about this first crop. We have a whole tray of starters, and it looks quite good...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 20, 2022
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Seeds 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...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 18, 2022
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Upper Garden Walkways
Our upper garden now has fully mulched walkways! Yay. It's important that the vegetables have aerated, non-compacted dirt to explore...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 15, 2022
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Cool Dirt
What 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...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 14, 2022
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Solarizing
This 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...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 12, 2022
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Rabbit Fence
And 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...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 7, 2022
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Seeds 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...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 6, 2022
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Wires for Dirt
This 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!...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 6, 2022
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Black Locust
We were very lucky our farmer pointed out that we have skinny straight black locust trees growing all over our property that could be...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 6, 2022
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Upper Garden
Today, 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...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 5, 2022
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Heavy
We 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,...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 1, 2022
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Muddy Boots
Two weeks from when we officially started farming (more on that in a different blog), I finally got to get my boots dirty! We squished...
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Winthrop Estate
- Apr 1, 2022
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Working Smart
While we prefer old fashioned methods and will not till the soil, sometimes it makes sense to bring in the power tools. Digging 25 holes...
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Winthrop Estate
- Mar 28, 2022
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Ordering Seeds
This week I ordered seeds! Very exciting! Can't wait until they come in! Here's what we ordered: Carrots! Robin's Koginut Squash! Plum...
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Winthrop Estate
- Mar 21, 2022
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Farming 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...
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