This posting shows 3 farm helpers, well....

One of the most important tasks is watering. Boys and water seem like a good mix as Gavin sure likes to help. He only sprayed me once, claimed it was an accident........hmmm. These plants go in and out of the garage on a trailer, hardening off, getting ready for the field. We hope to plant the potatoes, onions, broc., and cool season greens this week. Maybe risk a plot of sweetcorn. Even though I know I it is too early. Will I ever learn?

This one 'claims' to one of the 3 helpers on this posting, but I think I have to disagree. Newfoundlands are 'supposed' to be working cart dogs, and water dogs. He is a water dog all right. Waltzes right over to the water dish. As far as a 'working class dog,' Buck considers it 'work' just to get up!!!! =) I told Frank it should be 'Buy 10 plants, get dog free.!'

You can see he is on the pallet, ready to be shipped off, I hate to think of THAT shipping charge.

No question..... Glenn is one of the 3 farm helpers here. We just started digging the bareroot daylilies for the farmers market Sat., May 2 from 8-12, hint hint. We will be washing them this week, tagging and getting them ready for YOU! Frank decided we needed another John Deere toy and bought this handy dandy tractor 2 yrs. ago. I don't know how we got by w/o it!!! We dug plants we have had planted for 2-3 yrs., and put new and different varieties back in for 2011!

Second Garden class is this Monday, you can still join, vegetables is this weeks topic. Email me if interested.

1st Garden Class 2009

If you missed the first class, you missed playing in the dirt! Actually is correctly called 'soil,' but dirt sounds more fun. We had everyone involved with transplanting, and planting seeds in slot trays. I will bring some of the plants back each week so you can see the progress. We will also have seed packets again for .25 each. We will run the snack buffet down both sides of a table next Monday to speed things up. We covered a lot of material in the first week. We don't have time to go too in depth on most subjects, but I try to share the 5-10 most important aspects of each topic that we do cover.

Here are some of the 'students' transplanting tomato and pepper seedlings. Great job!

The folks on the left were planting seeds, and the ones one the right making sure the transplanters get it right! We also had a drawing for some homeade garden gadgets. The world is waiting for me to patent them and get them in production. What are they? Glad you asked. Well, we had the section of 'fence lattice,' to use as a planting grid, for spacing plants. A seed planting grid made out of old lumber and a piece of chicken wire. A planting stick, to keep your seed planting straight, a planter duster, made out of pantyhose (my personal favorite), the 'fruit scrap trap,' and my .99 plant cloche.