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Farm Happenings for April 29, 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
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
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.
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Farm Happenings for April 19, 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
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
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 »
Farm Happenings for March 29, 2023
I spent the weekend "potting up" the early Tomato transplants as we wait for the soil to warm up another ten degrees. The transfer to the high tunnels is scheduled for April 17, and the full sized Tomato plants already have small flower blossom buds! The Cherry Tomatoes are 4 weeks behind in the in1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 22, 2023
Good Morning!
My computer crashed a week ago, and the repair was returned to me Friday evening. A new hard drive was installed, and no data was recovered from before, so Saturday was like starting over. Now I have my email accounts back and am connected to Harvie!
This is rather1 read more »
Farm Happenings for March 8, 2023
I am just running a bit behind today; the sunny day warmed the nursery to unusual warmth and opportunity. I think we are ready to move forward with the planting schedule. My regular seed suppliers were unable to deliver certain certified organic Onion seeds, and I managed two varieties of red1 read more »
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A four season, chemical free grower in southern Michigan. We use protected culture and outdoor cultivation to provide market fresh produce to our customers 12 months/ year.
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