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Spring Fields Planted Out

We’ve started our spring succession plantings. Things are starting to take off nicely. We have water in our pond again. The plants are always happy for that.

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Beating the Rain

I’m really proud of our crew this past week. On Friday we pushed and got 90 flats of veggies in the ground. We were going to wait until Monday to do the second half of flats but decided if we … Continue reading

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Sub-Soilin’

I had the chance today to sub-soil the entire upper field. I’ll hopefully be prepping that area tomorrow into beds that will be planted in the coming weeks. We suboil our soil to break any soil pan from past tillage … Continue reading

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Veggies in February

We planted out some bok choy today. As well as some Tat Soi. Into the new hoophouse. Back at the home property our salad is doing just great. Should be ready for market at the end of March. Melanie and … Continue reading

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Out in the covercrop

Melanie, Demian, and I were out checking the covercrop today to see where it was at in growth. We’ll be mowing it down and tilling it in this week. You can see the height on the oats (the grassy looking … Continue reading

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Ahhh transplanting and diesel

Today we had another major plant out. Lettuce, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Bok Choy, and our first sweet Onions of the season. (We do have some overwintered as well). We’re trying a sweet onion variety this year being developed here in … Continue reading

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Beginning Farmers Markets

Just a quick note: Blue Fox Farm will be back at the Ashland Farmers Market on April 1st. Ashland Markets are Tuesdays 8:30-1:30 I think we’re planning to be at the Grants Pass Market the third week of April- probably … Continue reading

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oh the rain

Tomorrow Melanie, Demian, and I are invited to talk with a group of folks that meet here in the Applegate Valley to discuss a topic of their choosing. They’ve invited us to talk with them about the current state of … Continue reading

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Plant, plant, irrigate, plant….repeat

Finishing up cleaning our irrigation ditches this week. We should have water in the ditches and on to our pond by Wednesday or Thursday, which is good since we’ll be planting into the fields this coming week. We’ll also be … Continue reading

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The Season is Shaping Up

Transplanted Salad Mix into the hoophouse Friday. That was 30 flats of transplants. Yet, somehow the propagation greenhouse is still bursting at the seams. I think we may have started a few more veggies this spring than in previous years. … Continue reading

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