We are reaping the rewards of planting ahead here on the farm. We have beautiful flowers blooming and delicious vegetables to eat. There are 6 more weeks of sunflowers to harvest, we have a fresh crop of ornamental peppers coming on, cut-flower kale is just getting...
Garden Journaling
Planning for the 2013 Season
Can hardly believe it, Jan. 2013 will be here in just 3 days. Most folks think farmers/gardeners take the winter off but the fact is; if we use the wintertime wisely to plan and think, the coming season is so much more successful, stress free and simply easier! A few...
Garden Journaling
A garden journal can be so much more than a reference tool; it can also become a remembrance and history of your garden. It is a gift to be left to those that follow you. A loved one equipped with the garden journey of a past family member is a gift few ever...
Garden Planning is in full swing
This is the time of the year that flower farmers spend a lot of time sharpening their pencils- making plans and then remaking them. The greatest challenge is the seed catalogs making all the seeds look and sound so good! It is so hard to resist---but I have learned to...