Week 58, 2019
Time for another update form our Gaston County Farm and Homestead,
In The High Tunnel:
- Winter Carrots and Beets have been seeded.
- Tomatoes are still in the ground producing very little, will come out when it is time to transplant winter/fall crops.
- Collards, Kale, lettuce, Swiss Chard have been started indoors and should be ready for transplant outdoors in a few weeks.
- Spinach, tatsoi and lettuce mix are waiting for cooler temperatures to be direct seeded.
- Peppers are starting to ramp up production.
- Turmeric still growing good, hoping for good crop before first frost.
Outside Plot:
- Asparagus still doing well.
- Beans have stopped producing and are being pulled out.
- Lettuce – we’ve kept up with our weekly plantings but have had some issues.
- Sweet Potatoes doing great, can’t wait to see what we have before first frost.
- Watermelons were a big success.
Chickens:
The chickens are now in the woods being rotated every 3-4 weeks. The land requires thinning and a bit of clearing as a result of being unmanaged for many years. We are using them to help disturb the soil for pasture seed, to hopefully work on a silvopasture system in the future.
Thanks for reading,
