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Soil test results and using the fertilizer calculator

Posted on May 9, 2021May 11, 2021 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 time for garlic

Posted on October 21, 2020October 22, 2020 by IFM

I’ve been going through the garlic I harvested in July.  Damaged or diseased bulbs are salvaged for immediate use in salsa, sauted with lots of butter and frozen in small[…]

Posted in Crops, Food, How to Tagged fall chores, gardening, garlic, planting

It’s time to plant for fall

Posted on July 19, 2020July 20, 2020 by IFM

As of July 20, there are still about 87 frost free days left.  I was surprised when I saw the LONG list of crops you can still plant now and[…]

Posted in Crops, How to Tagged gardening, how-to, seeds, starting seeds

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

Grow more vegetables-farm and garden

Posted on January 9, 2019 by independencefarmersmarket

Seed catalog are filling the mailbox and it’s time to start planning what to grow this year. This is an interactive vegetable growing workshop for all skill levels.  We’ll meet[…]

Posted in Events Tagged farming, gardening, vegetables, workshop

Bugs everywhere!

Posted on August 27, 2018August 27, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

It’s prime harvest season and the bugs are hungry too!  Growing organically requires that we catch a problem before it gets out of hand. Healthy plants tend to be more[…]

Posted in Crops Tagged gardening, insects

July is a busy month in the garden.

Posted on July 19, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

Are your plants looking a bit yellow? Crops are producing heavily right now and can use a boost of fertilizer.  A foliar spray is a quick fix while side dressing[…]

Posted in Crops Tagged fall, gardening, row cover

Trellising plants

Posted on June 20, 2018 by independencefarmersmarket

Our gardens are finally in full swing and plants, especially tomatoes, can become unruly. What to do?  That’s where pruning and trellising come in. We demonstrated some of these techniques[…]

Posted in Crops Tagged cucumbers, gardening, peppers, tomatoes, trellis

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