Category Archives: Gardening

A Bit Of A Lost Year

Posted on November 11, 2017 by Tom

Things never go as planned.  That has been a general theme in our lives, and one we have constantly lived with since the car wreck.  I don’t really want to get into what has happened since my last posting right … Continue reading →

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The World Is waking Up

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Tom

Springtime finally really feels like it is here.  Fun project for Patti and the kids has been hatching eggs to help the Adickes Farm ( http://pastureadickes.com/ ) increase the size of their laying flock. Days 21 & 22 were fun … Continue reading →

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The Time Between Times

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Tom

I am in a bit of a holding pattern.  Doing little things without having big projects yet, because that time is coming.  At some point.  If it was warming up faster, I might feel behind, but at the same time … Continue reading →

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Pruning The Big Apple Tree

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Tom

Has been three years since I pruned the tree really, and not as heavily, ever, as I should have been doing.  Also had not been physically up to doing what needed to be done.  Today though, I felt pretty good.  … Continue reading →

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Second Run

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Tom

This is what I came home to.  Every bucket within a few inches of the top. They are bleeding faster than the spiles can direct the sap into the buckets. The early run we had gave us just over 3 … Continue reading →

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Corn Flour (Red Speckled)

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Tom

I have been asked what we do with all the corn we grow.  Well, the popcorn is pretty self explanatory, as is the sweet corn, but when you tell people you primarily grow flour corns, you get an odd look … Continue reading →

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For Holly: Saving Grape Vine Prunings To Start New Vines

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Tom

So a friend of mine asked, after the last posting, for me to do a more detailed post in regards to what I do to propagate grape vines. Step 1:  You need wood that is approximately the width of a … Continue reading →

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Pruning Grapes & Damn Rabbits

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Tom

We are in a January thaw, with no more extreme weather expected, so I thought today would be a good day to head into the back yard and prune the Bluebell and Swenson Seedless grape vines. The first photo is … Continue reading →

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Wrapping Things Up

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Tom

The year is drawing to a close.  There is finishing work to be done on things, but all the big things, that are going to get done, are done. Since the last post I showed friends how to cut up … Continue reading →

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Tree Work & Squash Processing at the Adickes Farm

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Tom

Home stretch for working on the grafted trees.  There are 95 at the Adickes farm, and while I know that not all will be successful, I do not want any of the trees there to get girdled either.  Not sure … Continue reading →

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