Cover crops are in. Austrian Winter Peas will take us through the winter…greens for the livestock and mulch for the garden and seeds for next year.
Cover Crops – Winter 2015
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Lovely Iris
The Iris are confused by all the warm weather. They are madly blooming as if it’s the warmth of Spring that they feel. The apple trees feel the same, and the amazon lily.
The unseasonably warm weather seems to work against us, but not really. We learn to adapt to the definite climate change that is upon us. This year we plan to build hoop houses, not only to extend the growing season, but also to save the tender veggie plants from the few frigid nights that we anticipate. There is no way to avoid just enough of those to damage the crops. They will become fewer and fewer as the climate continues to change.
Fall Garden 2015
The Fall Garden got off to a rough start this year. The temps were too warm (again!) in August, so we waited too long to plant. Holding off three weeks…running scared from the warm weather in early Sept, now we have to worry about everything getting nipped with the first frost.
Cabbage, broccoli, kale, cauliflower are slowly coming along. We’re cheering them on and watching the forecast for the first frigid nights. Beans and lettuce just refused to do anything…way too hot for them. Peppers are doing fine and the chinese cabbage is looking okay in patches. Strawberries are looking great…hope they make it before frost!
Cover cropping is going well…50 lbs of Austrian Winter Peas will do us fine! We’ve started rotating the chickens, ducks, and geese, grazing one field at a time and letting the rye grass replenish in the opposite field. Working hard to heal the land…slow going but we’re getting there.
