Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms

Farm Happenings for May 3, 2023

Posted on April 30th, 2023
Steadily, we are replacing the tired Winter stock with warm weather summer fruiting vegetables and leafy Greens,  I am a little behind on transplanting due mainly to the coming overnight low temperatures. I am a little bit stressed, however, because I am giving a farm tour to the Springport Hi1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 29, 2023

Posted on April 26th, 2023
As we continue to "pot up" the Tomato, Pepper, Cucumber and others, I will shift to the future outdoor fruiting crops like Summer and Winter Squash, Melons, and Leafy Greens. It's almost like a second Spring!   I continue to prep the indoor beds for summer production, and today will transplant1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 26, 2023

Posted on April 23rd, 2023
As we continue to "pot up" the Tomato, Pepper, Cucumber and others, I will shift to the future outdoor fruiting crops like Summer and Winter Squash, Melons, and Leafy Greens. It's almost like a second Spring!   I continue to prep the indoor beds for summer production, and today will transplant1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 22, 2023

Posted on April 18th, 2023
The technician who repaired my computer installed a program for my weekly product menu ending in .odt, and some are not able to download the menu. While I try to remedy the situation, I will send a screenshot of the menu upon request.   The grace period for auto renewal to the S1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 19, 2023

Posted on April 16th, 2023
Good Morning!   The technician who repaired my computer installed a program for my weekly product menu ending in .odt, and some are not able to download the menu. While I try to remedy the situation, I will send a screenshot of the menu upon request.   The grace period for auto&1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 12, 2023

Posted on April 9th, 2023
This week we'll finish transplanting the Onion starts that we first planted on January 16. The Red Onions are a little behind, and I'll hold the Leeks and Shallots until they become a little more robust! Next up: early Potatoes!   I also transplant Snow and Snap Peas from flats that we se1 read more »

Farm Happenings for April 5, 2023

Posted on April 2nd, 2023
An Op-Ed in Cain's Detroit News noted that POOR DIET is the number one cause of chronic disease in the U.S. As I reviewed the status of the wonderful plant life in our nursery and incubators, it amazes me that we have regressed to that sad statistic. Chemical free, Nutritionally Superior1 read more »