Update from the Farm

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Update from the Farm

0 Comments 17 May 2010

Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve posted. There’s been quite a lot happening, and this sadly neglected blog has been put on the shelf. The high tunnel tomatoes are rocking and rolling, although I’ve run into more problems than I’d care to reflect on. Worms, aphids, blossom-end rot, severe catfacing [...]

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….And The Results of the Freeze. Plus a Word on Thermometers!

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….And The Results of the Freeze. Plus a Word on Thermometers!

8 Comments 10 February 2010

So the Tomatoes fared very well last night. Unfortunately I did not, I’ve been running fever for two days now. The foretasted low outside was 28 degrees F. As you can tell by the picture, the recorded low inside the low tunnel (which was inside the high tunnel) was 35F. I kept a [...]

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Freeze Tonight…

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Freeze Tonight…

1 Comment 09 February 2010

Time for the high tunnel to prove itself! The forecasted low is 28…I have low tunnels with row covers set up over the tomatoes inside the high tunnel. And I have thermometers everywhere. Keeping my fingers crossed!

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