They will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.
A beautiful heirloom marriage, without a trace of blossom end rot. Four days after treating the tomatoes for blossom, end rot with the lime, the “end rot“ spray that we ordered from Amazon finally arrived. By that time we were already starting to see a bunch of well formed sauce tomatoes without end rot, although… Continue reading Tomato update.
And peppers. Oh yeah, the bean leaves stick to you. Endless source of amusement. Yes, there is a grumpy face. Believe it or not not everyone is always excited about harvesting beans. Winnie is excited about it, though Taste test! All of these peas are for the Winnie! Uncle Adam kept all the peas at… Continue reading Beans, beans, beans
Busy day today. Not only was it the first day of the new school year (homeschooling, you'll get used to it) but we got the chicks out on pasture. I say chicks, but they are going into their fourth week, and these things are huge. Uncle Adam was kind enough to get the electrical netting… Continue reading Putting the Chicks on Pasture
For our meat birds we have decided to pasture them using a Justin Rhodes style meatshaw. This should allow us to get them out on grass for the remaining five weeks of their brief lives. We started out a few weeks ago at Papa's house, where Seppi and Daddy cut most of the pieces out… Continue reading Building the Chickshaw
Video post, in which I talk about what is going wrong with our tomatoes, what we are trying to do to fix it, and what we plan on doing differently next year. https://youtu.be/C_yCOsCbIBA
Fresh goji berries and blackberries for the pancakes. Some thoughts about Goji Berry pros and cons this morning while harvesting them. https://youtu.be/M9831a6cFpM Another note I didn't mention in the video, they have a vining habit that sends out a lot of runners. If you have the space this is a pro, if you don't it… Continue reading Some thoughts about Goji Berries
Hello! We are the Kraeger family (one of them, anyway) and this is our blog to share the ins and outs, ups and downs of our farm on the outskirts of Tacoma, WA. We hope you enjoy our adventures.
Little Farm in the Big City 