Farming Chart

Before any planting takes place, make a map. And no, I don’t mean just making a list of seeds, I’m talking about mapping out your … Read more

Last year you think maybe you had rotated, since you transplanted your tomatoes into what was previously the bean row. Phew, progress! That is the … Read more

What’s wrong with this picture? Maybe you sowed a vegetable seed with high hopes, and then watched it emerge…and then marveled at why this seemingly … Read more

It’s happened to you before: You prepped the soil, ordered the seed packets, sowed them in hope and then, three weeks later, looked out at … Read more

Vegetables appear to be a separate thing. As if you reach in the fridge and get a carrot for soup, a tomato for sauce. It … Read more

Don’t get out your calendar and mark down April fifteenth to assume when apples will bloom. The trees aren’t going to do that. An orchard’s … Read more

Most people begin by shopping for seeds, enthusiastically, armed with a fistful of seed. And that’s just fine; it’s as far as most people go, … Read more

Vegetables aren’t all created equal; they falls into many categories and you can easly feel overwhelmed by them at the grocery store. The fact is, … Read more

One Tuesday, you buy fresh spinach and plan to eat it sometime before Friday. By Thursday, it’s all slimy and piled up in a heap. … Read more

An apple blossom is a pretty pink puff signaling that spring is here at last. Yes, but you’d be right only if you stopped there. … Read more

When you choose an apple tree, you don’t just pick variety of fruit you’ll be eating. You are also picking genetics that provides defense from … Read more