tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380443079054363050.post2474917527815956707..comments2023-11-05T03:00:17.474-08:00Comments on GreenAkeys: Lessons from the Farm #1: Take a large task and break it down into smaller tasksMichael@greenakeys.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13196783983393304353noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380443079054363050.post-54135907368045229602013-06-06T12:57:49.813-07:002013-06-06T12:57:49.813-07:00Do you still have your milk cow?
AnnaDo you still have your milk cow?<br />AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380443079054363050.post-64351773277689910972013-05-20T06:40:01.640-07:002013-05-20T06:40:01.640-07:00Hi Annette!
Great to see that you guys are still d...Hi Annette!<br />Great to see that you guys are still doing your CSA! I keep track of you from a distance and hadn't seen any activity for a while.<br />I can completely empathize with your thistles. I am struggling with masses of buckwheat which went to seed in my covercrop last year. Now it's all over the place. Not to mention the thistles. When I start weeding, I call it 'liberation' work - yesterday I 'liberated' the spinach and chard from weeds. And managed to successfully ignore the rest. I think being able to selectively focus is also a very important skill...<br /><br />As far as garlic goes, for me it works best to plant it in the fall and then mulch it with something so it doesn't get too weedy. It's growing between my strawberries this year... And I go for the 'stiffneck' varieties to have the garlic scapes as well.<br /><br />Annette - you can see images of my CSA at www.dewittebeek.be <br /><br />Thinking of you regularly!!!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />JenJen Noldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472768390898094594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380443079054363050.post-57802401908653222272013-05-04T07:51:15.101-07:002013-05-04T07:51:15.101-07:00Garlic is pretty easy in my opinion. Water and we...Garlic is pretty easy in my opinion. Water and weeding. That's really all garlic needs. You don't want to overwater, but if it doesn't rain and the soil gets dry, water. The toughest part of garlic in my opinion is when to pick it. You don't want to wait too long or pick it too early. Just read up on it and if you aren't sure, pick it in batches so you know for next year.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07615481260011838512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380443079054363050.post-82703250851205912502013-05-04T07:26:21.430-07:002013-05-04T07:26:21.430-07:00I completely agree. I used to go out and try to w...I completely agree. I used to go out and try to weed *everything* in a mad fit. It made me miserable and then I didn't want to do it again until it was a huge and terrible task. Now I limit myself to one bed, or one section of the garden at a time and it doesn't seem nearly as awful. (I still hate pulling weeds though!) <br /><br />This is my first year growing garlic -- any tips? Ours is coming up nicely this spring, so I guess we have done something right so far.BoogaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17059668304360770657noreply@blogger.com