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Pests, Diseases, Fertility and more on February 4

Posted on December 26, 2022February 15, 2023 by IFM

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.[…]

Posted in Crops, Events, How to, Uncategorized, Workshop Tagged bugs, demonstrations, disease, fertilizer, irrigation, pest

Soil test results and using the fertilizer calculator

Posted on May 9, 2021March 2, 2025 by independencefarmersmarket

  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,[…]

Posted in Crops, How to Tagged calculator, fertilizer, gardening, planting 1 Comment

It’s almost planting time!

Posted on March 22, 2020March 23, 2020 by independencefarmersmarket

We talked about using the broad fork for bed preparation in our “Grow More Vegetable” classes. Here are some pictures I took last spring.  Mid to late March is the[…]

Posted in Crops, How to Tagged broad fork, cabbage, carrots, fertilizer, garden beds, gardening, growing, kale, lettuce, peas, planting, plants, rows, seeds, spinach, starts, transplant, vegetables

Pests, Disease and Fertility Workshop

Posted on January 15, 2020 by IFM

Thanks to everyone who took the 1st class on January 11!. Join us for the 2nd workshop of the season February  8 from 9am to noon at the GLC/IFM office[…]

Posted in Events, Fundraiser, Workshop Tagged bugs, fertilizer, workshop

Grow more vegetables-Pest, disease and fertility

Posted on January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Join us for the 2nd workshop of the season February 23 from 9am to noon at the GLC/IFM office on 108 Courthouse Street. Cost is $10 and includes light refreshments.[…]

Posted in Events, Workshop Tagged disease, fertilizer, workshop, worms

Fertilizer Calculator

Posted on January 6, 2018March 8, 2025 by independencefarmersmarket

Thanks to Don and Michelle Pridgen for this resource. The fertilizer calculator helps growers determine how much Lime, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, or Potassium to apply to the land based on soil[…]

Posted in Crops, Vendor Info Tagged farming, fertilizer, gardening, growing, lime, nitrogen, NPK, nutrients, phosphorus, potassium, soil

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