FARM NOTES
This photo might not look like much, but believe it or not, this is is the “after” following an entire day’s worth of work:
Blueberry patch in progress.
As you can see, today Erin and I worked on the new blueberry patch. Before today, the only thing we’d done to prepare this area was put a tarp on it (about 4 months ago) to kill all the grass and weeds. If you haven’t noticed, we are ALL about tarps around here. Tarps are a simple, low-tech solution for preparing new land for planting, without needing to bring in a tractor or rototiller. Today we worked on measuring out the 24ft x 45 ft area, and then marked every 5ft where the blueberry plants will go within each row (see the stakes on the right side of the patch). Next, we took a broadfork and loosened the soil in a (roughly) 3ft x 3ft square where each blueberry plant will be planted.
We didn’t get to it today, but the next steps will be lining the outer perimeter of the patch with landscape fabric (to keep weeds/grass from creeping in), and adding compost + some soil amendments in the areas where each plant will go. When we plant the blueberries (hopefully in the next week or two), we will be planting them into landscape fabric to reduce weed pressure. More to come as we go through this process, so stay tuned!
KITCHEN NOTES
Dinner tonight was a just big old bowl of salad with some beautiful farm-grown greens and a simple homemade vinaigrette. Making your own vinaigrettes is super quick + easy, and only takes a few ingredients and a mason jar. To get the full run-down on how to make your own vinaigrettes, check out this video on my YouTube channel!
TODAY’S STATS
Low temp: 32F
High temp: 56F
Sunrise: 7:27am
Sunset: 5:25pm
Moon phase: Waxing Crescent
Additional notes: Cold and cloudy in the AM, blue skies and sunny in the afternoon.