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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 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

Test your seeds before you plant!

Posted on February 19, 2020March 18, 2020 by IFM

  Did you save your own seeds last year?  Or maybe you have seeds left over from last year or several years ago.  A germination test is a great and[…]

Posted in Crops Tagged germination, planting, seeds, vegetables

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