I am currently wondering what is going on down on the farm? What are we, what have we, been doing? After eight straight cloudless days you can bet the lawn mower was dusted off and fired up. There was talk of hooking up the brush hog in order to knock down some of the old corn and sunflowers that are still standing tall. And you can bank on talk of the tiller; let's do some ground work! Alas, tis only talk. The ground is too squishy. And when we said tilling can surely be done in another two days, well, then it rains. And rains.
And, you know, that is all OK. We have been starting seedlings and bumping up some of the more eager sprouts to larger containers or soil blocks. Sowing seeds and/or bumping up seedlings is a daily event this time of the year. Did you know that tomorrow is March? Hit me with the stun-ray too.
With all the warm air and sunshine weeds are on the grow. Which means we farmers are on the pull. Never mind trying to stay ahead of it, swish, just do it.
There has been extensive work in the cold frame: harvesting of radishes and arugula, sowing of 13 rows of various seed such as micro-greens and other lettuce. Two rows of sugar snap peas are in the cold frame already. And, extensive weed control.
Some "business" stuff has been handled. I dont know much about this kind of thing but it all helps us grow. The entire farm is going thru a name change and experiencing some growing pains or rites-of-passage as it were. We will be Crooked Furrow Farm in practice and on paper. And that just tickles me silly.
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