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This week has been really busy with my other two jobs, but I today finally got to spend a full day on the crops. They’ve apparently hit their stride, maybe due to the weather finally cooperating: the last few days … Continue reading
The local community
Moving to a new place can be hard- making friends, finding out what’s going on, getting involved. We really lucked out in this area… while we’re working away to get the farm started, we’ve come across a zillion other fantastic … Continue reading
Test results are in
Soil sample results are in. After some consultation with the extensionist, it looks like we’re OK for the most part. Most elements are within tolerance. I’m going to have to spread Borax to increase the boron level (and get good … Continue reading
Soil samples
Today I took soils samples to send to the lab. I really don’t know a lot about it, so I had a meeting with the OSU extensionist a few weeks back. She was very helpful, and began by telling me … Continue reading