by John Martin
Stonebridge Farm
As a general rule we read “Chinese, Japanese, or Asian” on greens to mean, “grow in the fall in Colorado.” Direct seed shallowly into warm soil, keep beds moist and watch for emergence in 4-5 days. We seed them all in the third week of July but up to a month later would be [...]
by John Martin
Stonebridge Farm
We plant in 1″ square cells that are 2″ deep. First we fill the cells fairly tightly, then press a finger into each to depth of about 1/4″. We try for 4 seeds per cell but more is OK too. They transplant very well so if we get a thick cell, we [...]
by John Martin
Stonebridge Farm
These two are very sensitive to weather conditions. We can usually do well with them in the spring but have never been able to get them to settle down to consistently large heads and regular timing as one can do with some other vegetables. The hot/cold wet/dry conditions here just push them [...]
Without regard to those who had issues with bugs, disease, etc., Tracey, the following are as discussed - a bit convoluted, and in some cases will need spelling adjustments, as I didn’t have a catalog for proper names!
Received an email from Bunny Henderson re herbs: Mexican Mint Marigold (poor mans tarragon), salad burnet, and calendula.
She also [...]
by Frank @ Father Earth Organic Farm
I have read a lot of info about Codling Moth and have learned a lot from Forest Peterson, Martha young, and other BCG members. I have been living at my home in Lafayette for 8 years now and finally got tired of bad apples on the two old trees [...]