Monthly Archives: September 2016

Harvesting With My Birthday Girl

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Tom

So Claire turns the magic dozen tomorrow. She made a quick run with me out to the Adickes farm to cut the rest of the sunflowers, get them on racks in the greenhouse, as well as pick another bushel of … Continue reading →

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Canning Pears

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Tom

My Friend Dave Macgreggor has a few pear trees that he grew from seed, are not named varieties, and he does not sell at the orchard, but he had a few bushels of those pears he was willing to let … Continue reading →

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Phoebe & Sunflowers

Posted on September 18, 2016 by Tom

Was a bit more subdued of a Saturday than most of mine had been.  I made a run out to a friend’s orchard with Phoebe to talk about things and see how all was going for them after losing 80% … Continue reading →

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Sheer Numbers

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Tom

I really did not know how many holes I dug, and trees I had planted this year.  I just knew I was tired. A lot of them were smaller, being planting out of grafting work I had done over the … Continue reading →

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Couple Of Weeks, Seed Saving, Grafts, Up North, Adickes Farm

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Tom

Another one where I do apologize, but just going to be kind of raw, unedited, and cover a few weeks of work with mostly pictures. This is my daughter Claire showing a seed saving demo.  Renville Paste tomatoes.  Just slice, … Continue reading →

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