Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms

Farm Happenings for July 29, 2020

Posted on July 26th, 2020
The cooler nights should be here this coming week, and we will start our leafy greens for fall harvests. The extreme heat of late caused a germination failure in the Baby Lettuce rotation, so I moved the flats back to the basement for a consistent 60 degrees. The lettuce in the ground is fine and g1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 22, 2020

Posted on July 19th, 2020
Hello!   I have plenty of Romaine and more Boston Lettuce is coming, but a germination failure will sideline the Baby Lettuce Mix for about 3 weeks Other greens like Escarole and Endive have bolted to seed, typical for the dog days of July. I will reseed later this week; the cool August nights1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 15, 2020

Posted on July 12th, 2020
Good morning!   The first garlic harvest looks great, and smells and tastes even better! It has been curing in the nursery and is almost finished. Meanwhile we'll complete the other 2/3 of the crop this week. It must be summer!   Alanna  is  back from vacation and will1 read more »

Farm Happenings for July 8, 2020

Posted on July 5th, 2020
markkastnerhomes@gmail.com <mark.hillcrestfarms@gmail.com> 12:50 PM (3 minutes ago)     to me, bcc: Alanna, bcc: Alice, bcc: Alicia, bcc: Amanda, bcc: Amber, bcc: Amy, bcc: AMY, bcc: Amy, bcc: Amy, b1 read more »