Jennifer Burcke
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Read my latest post on the Community Chickens forum from the publishers of Mother Earth News and Grit Magazine: Product Review: Brinsea EcoGlow Brooder (click to continue) Click to continue Pin It
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Purple Top Heirloom Turnip Brassica rapa Planting Depth: shallow-1/4″ below the soil’s surface Plant Spacing: 1 – 2 inches at sowing, thinned to 4 – 6 inches Row Spacing: 12 – 18 inches Days to Germinate: 7 – 10 Days to Maturity: 52-57 A ripe Purple Top Heirloom Turnip is as beautiful as it is …
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There’s a season for everything here at 1840 Farm. Soon, it will be my favorite season of all: tomato season. I’ll walk out to the garden every morning to survey the ripe fruit and return to the farmhouse with pounds of delicious heirloom tomatoes to share with my family. Just thinking about it makes my …
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Read my latest post on the Community Chickens forum from the publishers of Mother Earth News and Grit Magazine: Independent’s Day (click to continue) Click to continue Pin It
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Cherry Belle Heirloom Radish Raphanus sativus Planting Depth: shallow-1/4″ below the soil’s surface Plant Spacing: 2 inches Row Spacing: 8-12 inches Days to Germinate: 3 – 7 Days to Maturity: 21-27 A ripe Cherry Belle radish is a thing of beauty. It is medium in size with a round, bulbous shape. The skin is a …
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Read my latest post on the Community Chickens forum from the publishers of Mother Earth News and Grit Magazine: How to Prepare for Successful Chick Brooding – Part One (click to continue) Click to continue Pin It
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Read my latest post on the Community Chickens forum from the publishers of Mother Earth News and Grit Magazine: How to Keep Your Flock Cool This Summer (click to continue) Click to continue Pin It
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It’s the sixth week of our Ultimate Composting experiment here at 1840 Farm. Last week, I transferred the original romaine heart and celery from their water bath to soilless potting mix. They made it through the week with their roots and new growth intact. In my last post, I mentioned that I would be planting …
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Tennis Ball Heirloom Lettuce Latuca sativa Planting Depth: shallow-1/4″ below the soil’s surface Plant Spacing: 8 – 12 inches Row Spacing: 8-12 inches Days to Germinate: 5 – 15 Days to Maturity: 50 Tennis Ball Lettuce was found in the United States as early as the eighteenth century. It was a favorite of Thomas Jefferson. …
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We’re five weeks into our Ultimate Composting experiment here at 1840 Farm. We’ve hit a milestone in this project: it’s time to remove the first two specimens from water and plant them in soilless planting mix. As you can see, the roots have really taken off over the last two weeks. Both the celery and …
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