Tomato Pollination
The tomato field is starting to shape up. I have weeded six of the twelve tomato rows and so far I have been able to trellis four rows. The plants are pretty big covered in yellow flowers and many have…
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Pollination of the Corn
The popcorn has all tasselled out and now the ears are starting to develop. I love watching the pollination progress of the corn plant, as its different from other crops. The tassel which emerges from the top, after all of…
Bees, a Farmer’s Best Friend
The winter squash and pumpkin plants are blooming and the bees are having a field day. The honey bees and native bees go into the large blossoms and come out covered in pollen from head to toe. Some bees even…
The Popcorn is Taller than Me
This week I harvested the first of the cherry tomatoes, there was not a lot, only enough for my CSA members, but the flood of tomatoes will soon start at Quarter Acre. The popcorn stalks are over 6 feet tall…