Grayson County Fair August 7 & 8
The Grayson Fair returns August 7 and 8 and it’s finally warm enough to start planting! Now is the time to think about entering something in the Fair. Competition categories[…]
Category: Crops
It’s seed shopping time!
Is your mailbox full of seed catalogs? Mine is and I can’t be happier! I love reading the descriptions, looking at the pictures, dreaming of the garden this year, tidy[…]
There is still time to plant for Fall
As of August 6th , there are still about 70 frost free days left. I was surprised when I saw the LONG list of crops you can still plant now[…]
Cooking with what’s currently available at the IFM
The veggies aren’t abundant yet, but here are a couple recipes using some of the vegetables currently at the market.
It’s back! Gro More Veg workshop January 21
Learn to pack a 21/2 X 5 foot raised bed with a huge amount of vegetables! It’s easy to multiply by 5 so this works for larger gardens too. This[…]
Pests, Diseases, Fertility and more on February 4
The Independence Farmers Market invites the public to an interactive vegetable growing workshop for all skill levels at the Grayson LandCare office, Saturday February 4th from 9 am to noon.[…]
Soil test results and using the fertilizer calculator
It’s planting time! Here’s a refresher on using the fertilizer calculator. My test results for the high tunnel told me I needed to add all of the major nutrients-N,[…]