Author: Doug

--- 'farmer doug' is the planner and heavy lifter for the CSA and the LLC. Loves to teach; "ask him the time, he'll tell you how to make a clock." Always has a new idea to try, some of which work. BTW - if you try and phone call, and you are NOT in his caller ID you will not be answered - just leave a message and you will be called right back.

Week 8 in the box

Hope you are having a great summer – the farm is hopping right now – and the weather is getting some good in for a change! And here it is week 8… Not exactly veggies, but hay, what can you say. There are almost 40 acres of hayfield and grazing paddocks on the farm –… Continue reading Week 8 in the box

In the box week 7

Here we are in week 7 – amazing how quickly the season rolls past! You have heard for the whole season the complaint about the weather – cold, wet, windy… yada yada yada. This seems to now be behind us, and so the garden is in a major rush to grow before, well, Fall. The… Continue reading In the box week 7

Week 6 already!

Some nice weather, and all the plants that were waiting in trays have made it into the ground – the main beds are starting to look like they were supposed to be in May! The front row in the above picture shows just how miserably the green beans germinated. New seed, sprouted in the trays… Continue reading Week 6 already!

Week 5

Another week opens up before us… frantic process getting things in the ground. The peppers, eggplant, summer squash and more brassicas, continuing to replant lettuce as it goes. The side job is trying to beat the overgrown grass and weeds into submission. If you look closely at the following picture you can sorta-kinda see what… Continue reading Week 5

Week 4 of Main Season

First day of “summer” and winter left yesterday… Spring? What Spring… Here we go. Frantically throwing plants into the ground now that the temps are up and looking good. This Spring totally flummoxed the garden – what was out didn’t thrive, and what was in just barely met the needs. In theory, this is all… Continue reading Week 4 of Main Season

Week 3 Has Come Upon Us

Goodness – how time flies! The main update which is really good news is that after that nasty 3″ rainstorm late last week it has been dry enough to actually work in the outside garden. Hilled up the early potatoes – accidentally exposed a pretty nice baby red – still a bit too small to… Continue reading Week 3 Has Come Upon Us

Week 2 In the Box

There seems to be a routine built around having an inch or two of rain the last half of each week – frantically weeding, mowing, planting on Monday and Tuesday, pick and deliver on Wednesday, watch it rain on Thursday – pick and deliver in the rain on Friday, and then the farm call people… Continue reading Week 2 In the Box

Main Season Week 1

Week 1 of the main season is here – and the garden enjoyed a couple of days that are close to what Spring was supposed to be back around April 15. You may get tired of hearing this, but it seriously impacted “The Plan,” up to and including not even planting some of the high… Continue reading Main Season Week 1

Week 8

Well, this is a wrap for Green Season – one of the most challenging ever. You have all heard the continuing narrative from here about the long delay to a real Spring; the impact continues to be rolled in to plans and what comes next. The challenge in any farming/gardening is to have the flexibility… Continue reading Week 8