new winter cabbage babies getting planted
new winter cabbage babies getting planted
The Ferment Farm
All Posts for 2016
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harvesting beets
harvesting beets
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and a pose, of course!
and a pose, of course!
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Our secondary little rotor line
Our secondary little rotor line
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Main overhead spray heads will let small fish heads through without filtering! The irrigation ditch has thick water!
Main overhead spray heads will let small fish heads through without filtering! The irrigation ditch has thick water!
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Farmers Market was too full again on Saturday. So… would anyone stop their car for one word?
Farmers Market was too full again on Saturday. So… would anyone stop their car for one word?
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second harvest done!
second harvest done!
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we left the booth setup overnite but missed the church crowd
we left the booth setup overnite but missed the church crowd
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of course a one inch hose is big enough!
of course a one inch hose is big enough!
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a strange irrigation head?
a strange irrigation head?
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look at all the sexy garlic!
look at all the sexy garlic!
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SLUGS!!!!
SLUGS!!!!
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CATCH!
CATCH!
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and RELEASE!
and RELEASE!
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Seed Saving… Cabbage plants moved from old patch were allowed to fulfill their lifes journey to propigate their DNA into the future.
Seed Saving… Cabbage plants moved from old patch were allowed to fulfill their lifes journey to propigate their DNA into the future.
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So nicely grown!
So nicely grown!
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another shot of irrigation possibilities
another shot of irrigation possibilities
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Its nice to have something to help put up the irrigation
Its nice to have something to help put up the irrigation
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Moonplanting… With fellow Garden Knome & Favorite Youngest Son Adam
Moonplanting… With fellow Garden Knome & Favorite Youngest Son Adam
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Plugging in the babies!
Plugging in the babies!
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Spring Planting Frenzie!
Spring Planting Frenzie!
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So much for no weeds in the garden. Still have to mow around it.
So much for no weeds in the garden. Still have to mow around it.
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Nice and wet!!
Nice and wet!!
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No weeding was required once the silage got rolled out. Silage is sauerkraut for cows. They produce twice as much milk and are never sick because of this fermented grass. I wonder if kraut does the same for lactating humans.
No weeding was required once the silage got rolled out. Silage is sauerkraut for cows. They produce twice as much milk and are never sick because of this fermented grass. I wonder if kraut does the same for lactating humans.
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No weeding was required once the silage got rolled out. Silage is sauerkraut for cows. They produce twice as much milk and are never sick because of this fermented grass. I wonder if kraut does the same for lactating humans.
No weeding was required once the silage got rolled out. Silage is sauerkraut for cows. They produce twice as much milk and are never sick because of this fermented grass. I wonder if kraut does the same for lactating humans.
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Favorite Youngest son Adam helped plant.
Favorite Youngest son Adam helped plant.
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Big Larry, the Worlds Laregest Pickle, and his seedlings!
Big Larry, the Worlds Laregest Pickle, and his seedlings!
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The cold frame filled up with over 600 plants!
The cold frame filled up with over 600 plants!
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Big Larry babies hittn’ the dirt!
Big Larry babies hittn’ the dirt!
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one of our cabbages hid in a box outside all winter. It started to grow babies all on its own, so, I planted it!
one of our cabbages hid in a box outside all winter. It started to grow babies all on its own, so, I planted it!
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Ten wanted to get in the pic of the cabbage sprouting flowers. She still had to finish picking all the carrots from last year. Deep mulch saves them all winter for harvesting.
Ten wanted to get in the pic of the cabbage sprouting flowers. She still had to finish picking all the carrots from last year. Deep mulch saves them all winter for harvesting.
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Here is the beginning of our first crop of cabbages
Here is the beginning of our first crop of cabbages
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Our first cabbage row was planted a bit close together, but quick and easy.
Our first cabbage row was planted a bit close together, but quick and easy.
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Uncle Shpuds knows how to grow cabbage. All us Russians grow great food!
Uncle Shpuds knows how to grow cabbage. All us Russians grow great food!
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one of our cabbages hid in a box outside all winter. It started to grow babies all on its own, so, I planted it!
one of our cabbages hid in a box outside all winter. It started to grow babies all on its own, so, I planted it!
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Planting first cabbages
Planting first cabbages
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I let her get dirty to absorb the best soil microorganisms through her skin. This is a three row carrot bed. Note the “mountains” and “Valleys”. the mountain tops get the carrot seeds, the valleys get leafs compacted into them.
I let her get dirty to absorb the best soil microorganisms through her skin. This is a three row carrot bed. Note the “mountains” and “Valleys”. the mountain tops get the carrot seeds, the valleys get leafs compacted into them.
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Just gotta pose for the camera
Just gotta pose for the camera
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This is a double row.
This is a double row.
This is a double row.
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Ten is stuffing carrot seeds
Ten is stuffing carrot seeds
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Ten helped do all the big lifting
Ten helped do all the big lifting
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Andrew helped get starter soil from Dean Dacks Classic Compost
Andrew helped get starter soil from Dean Dacks Classic Compost
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And the ToyTruck did the rest
And the ToyTruck did the rest
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Watering our Ferment Field is NOT like turning a tap on.Our irrigation dich needed to be cleaned out before water is diverted from Mission Creek.
Watering our Ferment Field is NOT like turning a tap on.Our irrigation dich needed to be cleaned out before water is diverted from Mission Creek.
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Mid summers Full moon over the Ferment Farm
Mid summers Full moon over the Ferment Farm
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Me and my Ho!
Me and my Ho!
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We then dragged old irrigation lines to our new area.
We then dragged old irrigation lines to our new area.
We then dragged old irrigation lines to our new area.
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Irrigated and growing!
Irrigated and growing!
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Ten is the BEST helper!
Ten is the BEST helper!
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A special thanks to Kiwi Steve for helping out. I made him feel at home with a fly hat and Veggiemate.
A special thanks to Kiwi Steve for helping out. I made him feel at home with a fly hat and Veggiemate.
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Maddie was amazed at how easy beets stayed fresh under the mulch too.
Maddie was amazed at how easy beets stayed fresh under the mulch too.
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Lawnmowing the perimiter is an extra…
Lawnmowing the perimiter is an extra…
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Best helper!
Best helper!
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starting seeds on onion skin paper in plates makes for easy transplanting
starting seeds on onion skin paper in plates makes for easy transplanting
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Spreading BIG bags of leafs!
Spreading BIG bags of leafs!
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Found some rolls of silage from Armstrong way
Found some rolls of silage from Armstrong way
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We planted a section JUST for making miso from organic soy. Its our versionb of “square foot” planting. we pout seedlings inbetween the sheafs of old straw. No weeding necessary again!
We planted a section JUST for making miso from organic soy. Its our versionb of “square foot” planting. we pout seedlings inbetween the sheafs of old straw. No weeding necessary again!
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Found some rolls of silage from Armstrong way
Found some rolls of silage from Armstrong way
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Ten is in cold frame #2. Its been so warm this year we almost didnt need it!
Ten is in cold frame #2. Its been so warm this year we almost didnt need it!
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It was alot easier to put straw & silage down last year. Moving the garden a couple hundred feet and running it east west is done!
It was alot easier to put straw & silage down last year. Moving the garden a couple hundred feet and running it east west is done!
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we took apart old bales and fit them together like pavers and put sprouted soy beans between. No weeding!
we took apart old bales and fit them together like pavers and put sprouted soy beans between. No weeding!
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Lifting up the old straw was a LOT harder than putting it down!
Lifting up the old straw was a LOT harder than putting it down!
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The new Ferment Farm has straw pathways from the recycled old one
The new Ferment Farm has straw pathways from the recycled old one
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last years ground cover didnt make it for a second season
last years ground cover didnt make it for a second season
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still lots of beets under the leafs.
still lots of beets under the leafs.
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Gaining Ground at the ferment farm.
Gaining Ground at the ferment farm.
