Here at Shilofarm the most frantically busy time is about oh say 75% over – that is the time when all the long (warm) season crops are in the ground, beds that are fallow are prepared, and about 200 acres of weeds and grass (and moles, voles, deer and birds) are managed as best as… Continue reading June 2023 Monthly Update
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Main Season – week 2
This is the weird part of the main season – always is, and so far there isn’t a good way around it. The true warm season crops are still being set out and are kicking into gear; the Green season crops are coming to the end. This usually promotes anxiety in the farm team, and… Continue reading Main Season – week 2
Week 7 of the famous green season
This is week 7 of the green season – wrapping things up here real soon and moving on into summer. It always feels like a whole new garden when the summer crops start running along. That said, there still are two deliveries and farm call days to put behind us. The main activity for the… Continue reading Week 7 of the famous green season
May Monthly Update/Main Season head up!
Wow – look at the time… Obviously the sudden onset of “Summer weather” has generated a ton of Garden work. As a casual example in the last 10 days the grass between the beds that was 1.5″ became 12″ or more – which is a real nasty chore to get out and down! The really… Continue reading May Monthly Update/Main Season head up!
Green Week 6 (day late and dollar short)
My how time flies… First, the intent is to get this out on Wednesday. Due to a number of honeydo and other jobs, well, it didn’t happen. The prior years Main Season had a lot of Full Share boxes – well, for this weekend they have been repurposed to pack every Women’s Tea cup, saucer,… Continue reading Green Week 6 (day late and dollar short)
Week 5 of the 2023 Green Season!
Spring – nyah, straight to summer! This is a wonderful week to set out plants – lots of time on our knees with the zillion trays and more heading out. The weather is just amazing – and the plants are extremely please. The happiest thing is to see all the fruit blossoms – it was… Continue reading Week 5 of the 2023 Green Season!
Green 4… what? because!
Another week of really nice warm Spring weather – everything at the farm and the garden is exploding into growth and blossom – it is really really wonderful after the debacle of 2022, may it live in infamy. Last year was a terrible year for tree fruit. As you can see from the above picture,… Continue reading Green 4… what? because!
Green Three!
There is much joy in the garden this week – an amazing onset of Nice Weather – just right for crops to be set out and all that dirt swimming associated with the process! Although there is a New Bad Pest problem. For the first time in known history the suddenly nice weather caused all… Continue reading Green Three!
Green Season Week 2 – Brrrrrr… Oh! Hail!
The interesting event at the farm this week was a nasty storm cell proceeding to rip the roof of the Peach greenhouse length ways about 75%… It is now flapping in the breeze, which means the peaches won’t be in a greenhouse the rest of this season. That actually is not bad for the peaches,… Continue reading Green Season Week 2 – Brrrrrr… Oh! Hail!
Green Season Week 1
Green Season kicks off this Friday with delivery and Saturday for farm call – members have been sent a version of this post in their email. If you expected to be in the green season and did NOT get an email – well, there is a problem and you should speak up! Green season rather… Continue reading Green Season Week 1