Category Archives: plants

At the market.

Posted on June 25, 2011 by evan
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Market prep.

Posted on June 24, 2011 by evan
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To market, to market

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Katy Vigil

I think nor­mal peo­ple must really enjoy spring.  The length­en­ing days, the new flow­ers from floor to ceil­ing*, the mild breezes, the ris­ing sap. And it's pretty excit­ing, to be sure.  I've been cut­ting roses and tast­ing black locust blooms and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Hot in Herre

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Katy Vigil

Well, well! Evan fin­ished the base­boards on Tues­day, and today we put up the plas­tic.  And promptly the tem­per­a­ture rose to about 120 Fahren­heit inside the hoop­house. I think this is warm enough for the toma­toes.  I think this is prob­a­bly … Con­tinue read­ing →

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She's mighty mighty

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Katy Vigil

Behold, our new beau­ti­ful hoop­house. OK, tech­ni­cally, you are behold­ing a hoop­house in progress.  But the frame is all in place now, thanks to Mar­got, Cristal, Rick, and Ted, and some bur­ri­tos from Los Tios.  It just needs a lit­tle squar­ing and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Three Inches of Rain.

Posted on February 20, 2011 by evan

Says the rain gauge of the last week. The bones sug­gest more, after you've been out in it tend­ing to the sheep for a few hours. The hoop house arrived safely on Fri­day. Next week we'll start putting it up, build­ing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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