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.
Wednesday night after work I took the three younger kids to the farm to plant out our cucurbits. Mommy and Evie stayed home to finish a school paper and pressure can some ham stock. Mommy and Daddy had an Anniversary Trip planned for the weekend, so no one was going to be home to baby… Continue reading Planting out Cucurbits and Moringas
Busy Friday at the Farm. We are running so far behind schedule in the garden this year, it isn't even funny. Actually, it's probably a little funny, from the correct perspective. However, we can't really get to the garden because other projects keep popping up that take precedence. For instance, all the trees that we… Continue reading Irrigation, Seed Starting, and Comfrey
It is funny how things never quite go according to (our) plan on the farm. It's also funny how one thing leads to another. For instance, we got to the farm on Tuesday with a list of tasks to get done. One of them, the smallest and easiest, was to come back with four 1/2… Continue reading Taking Apart Shelves
We are trying a new garden strategy this year. We are going for staggered plantings of a lot of our favorites, particularly the brassicas. We have had great success with growing them, thus far, but not great success with harvesting and using them on time. When you have 12 heads of cabbage all coming ripe… Continue reading Seed Starting 2026: Part 1
It's a busy time of year for the garden. Also a tricky one. Western Washington has a tendency to draw spring out, somewhat unnecessarily, as it seems to us who grew up elsewhere. In Upstate NY, spring is a couple of weeks of mud, followed by summer. Average air temps and soil temps go up… Continue reading Garden Catch-Up
Busy week last week, in a flu-like sort of way. That's right, the dreaded influenza A ripped through the house like a bull in a Chinese shop who just learned that ox-tail soup was the special of the week. Despite not feeling good on Monday, Farmer Seppi started bok choi, swiss chard, celery (way overdue)… Continue reading Catch Up Post
They are sprouting!
Last week Seppi and Winnie and Daddy spent a day in the workshop because it was too cold for Winnie outside. We made two woodworking projects. The first was a planter shelf. The seedlings we planted last week have started nicely. At least the cabbages and brussels sprouts have started. The Peppers, according to the… Continue reading Happy Little Plants
https://youtube.com/shorts/r3qUc0FtejA?feature=share There! A nice little seedling planter shelf. https://youtu.be/QUd4A0bv8ZI
Little Farm in the Big City 