Little Bebe Plants
Days are busy in the greenhouse as we start seedlings that will kick off our Spring season – kale, onions, radishes, broccoli, and more are now in their infancy. Greenhouse work is one of the more delightful jobs as it’s a balmy 62 degrees and humid, it’s tropical really.
And somehow we are still harvesting leeks! We tried some new varieties this year with more cold tolerance and they have proven to be winter Allstars.
There are strawberries under there…..
With the temperatures looking dangerously cold, Bucky and Austin covered the strawberry beds with row cover, weighted down with sandbags. Strawberries have a long growth cycle – being planted in the fall and not harvested until late Spring. Here’s hoping these blankets keep off the freeze damage. Even as the weather warms, the deer will become a big problem with the growing plants and berries, so these row covers will provide a non-lethal animal control option to keep the deer off those precious berries.
Oof. It’s a frozen mess out there – and a whole day can pass spent dealing with the reality of frozen water. We have 1500+ beating hearts living on the farm under our care, and they all need good clean fresh water daily. Hoses are busting, troughs are freezing, and I slipped and fell on a patch of ice while carrying a bucket of water, it’s a lot! But our team tackles the task of water management with optimism and patience, because what other option do we have? We can’t throw our hands up and walk away.
