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Entries from July 27th, 2009

Pruning Tomatoes: Are you growing tomatoes or foliage?

July 27th, 2009 2 Comments

We spend quite a lot of time pruning tomato plants. We grow indeterminate tomato varieties. These vining types respond well to training. Our goals are to increase the yield of beautiful tomatoes and to reduce plant disease by increasing air flow through the foliage.

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Farm Blossoms Set #9: Herbs, Anise Hyssop & Thyme

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Here are two herbs from our cut-your-own herb garden, anise hyssop and thyme.

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Farm Blossom Series: Set #8 Cut Flowers, Phlox, Rudbeckia, Yarrow

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I’m falling behind on posting flower photos. Here are several flowers from our cut flower garden.

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My Twitter Weekly Updates (oldest first) for 2009-07-26

July 26th, 2009 Comments Off

Lavender Celebration at The South 47 Farm http://tinyurl.com/n6lesd #
Bright sun, a few puffy clouds. Forecast not quite so hot today. #
Field crew weeding pumpkins, some irrigation repair, finally finishing the cooler. Veg crew is off today. Evert off to the LFP Farmer's Mkt. #
Sunny. Blue sky, a few thin clouds. Today's weather will be a [...]

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My Twitter Weekly Updates (oldest first) for 2009-07-19

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This morning's showers appear over for now. Discovered my weather station rain gauge plugged with bird doo. #
Attendance at farmstand & farmers mkt way down due to showers. Plenty of great produce, easy shopping. Don't be a fair-weather shopper. #
Home from LFP Farmers Mkt & our farmstand. Simple supper: fresh beets, good bread, ham, cherries. [...]

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My Twitter Weekly Updates (oldest first) for 2009-07-12

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Getting warm already at 8:15. Expecting another 80+ degree day. Forecast cooler tomorrow. #
Setting up for July 4 weekend celebration. Hawaiian ukulele at 1, essential oil distillation at 1:30, hay rides, scavenger hunts. #
Raspberries, blueberries, snap peas, lettuce, frisee, onions, bok choi, kohlrabi, chard, kale, collards, parsley, dill, cilantro, chamomile. #
Enjoying a cup of Early [...]

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My Twitter Weekly Updates (oldest first) for 2009-07-05

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Part sun, part clouds. Plesant breeze. #
Lake Forest Park F Mkt just opened. Bunching onions, s squash, lettuce popular. #
Crew planting Baby Bear pumpkins for our fall school tours, then mowing raspberries. Expect to start picking soon. #
Blueberries are near ripening. Need to mow so we can put up bird netting. #
Sampling our Magda [...]

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