Oh man, has it been a rough summer for the garden! Between a rough June for us healthwise, extended 100* temps and water restrictions on the acequia (curtailment) in July, and a late-to-arrive monsoon season here in the high desert, we’re kicking off August at about 1/5th our original potential…
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A couple of weeks ago we noticed that a few of our potted tomatoes were looking a little ragged around the edges. Upon checking the soil, I noticed it was quite wet, so I removed the drip irrigation from the pot in the hopes that it would dry up a…
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Happy Monday, everyone! Looking back on last years June harvests, I’m feeling more than a little behind. I am , however, trying to keep in mind that weather is a mysterious thing. Last year we had a mild winter and a very warm spring which led to early germination, happy…
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If you have laying hens, you have eggs. If you have eggs, you have egg shells. If you have egg shells, you can have healthy, delicious tomatoes. So, this is your friendly reminder to save your shells, dry them up, crush them and add them to your soil when you…
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Uncategorized2012 Tomato Reflections
This was a big tomato year for us. Not only did we plant more tomatoes than ever before, our yields were huge! When all was said and done, we’d harvested ~170 pounds of tomatoes from 18 plants! For the first time we were able to eat fresh tomatoes for six…
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Happy Monday, everyone! Well, I am happy to report that we finally harvested some beets! Three full pounds of them! These guys were planted in the late spring in one of my bio intensive beds (corn, bush beans and beets) as an experiment and did pretty well. They were a…
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Happy Monday, everyone! This week brought us a few more potatoes and the surprise of a pie pumpkin and a Roma tomato that were hiding beneath the potato leaves! Amazingly, both the pumpkin and the tomato are completely fine, despite the multiple freezes we’ve had over the past couple of…
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Happy Monday everyone! Well, the cold has officially hit. It will warm up again, but our lows over the last couple of days have been down in the teens (not normal for Santa Fe in November), which has given me some pause. After last years mild winter, I’m wondering how…