Tag Archives: seedlings
ways not to farm: part I, general design
I think it might be useful to start a list of lessons I’ve learned by doing things the wrong way. I know I’ll remember these lessons the next time around, and hopefully if you hear my story, you will too. … Continue reading
Filed under Farm Philosophy, Farming Info
heirloom failures
So by now you know that Emmett and I handily killed $300 worth of seeds. (Well, it was really Emmett’s doing, but solidarity, you know.) When I arrived on scene, I suggested that we plant more tomatoes — even though … Continue reading
Filed under Farm Tales, Farming Info
the dance of the beans
From the moment they rear their little heads — seed noggin, leaf-ears — out of our crusty clay soil, I fall in love with beans. The way, even as youngsters, that they politely tuck their leaves down at night and … Continue reading
Filed under Farm Beauty, Farm Philosophy
the first disaster
The first disaster came early. Our farming attempt started out hopefully – what can be more hopeful, after all, than tiny green things poking out of dark earth, the first sign of life (not to mention the potential for our … Continue reading
Filed under Farm Tales
