So what is wrong with these cukes? It’s probably the ‘too hot too fast’ problem that we had last year…any ideas?
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Potato Time – Feb 2016
The red potatoes are in. Should be a record year with the new improved soil building we’ve been up to. The austrian winter peas provided the nitrogen building base. We covered those with chicken manure and oak wood chips. Growing season is about 90 days. That’s puts the potatoes coming in around August.
The white potatoes are in as well, but there has been no rain. They’re not poking heads above the ground…a couple of weeks difference.
We had a terrific crop of sweet potatoes last year. They are holding up well, stored in the still frosty evening slightly under cover. We had also canned and frozen some, as well. In all, we have plenty to hold us over until the red and whites come along.
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.
