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Winthrop Estate
Jun 17, 20231 min read
Horsetail
Found some horsetail in the garden! I had not noticed it growing here last year, or in previous years, (we were growing willows here...
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Winthrop Estate
Jun 10, 20231 min read
Water, Water Everywhere
We have a water source near the farm. (Yay). It comes up from the 140' pipe that we drilled down a few years ago. I love having the...
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Winthrop Estate
Jun 1, 20231 min read
Catch the Wild
Sometimes it is important to throw well. To start something in motion, to control where it's going. It's also useful to know how to...
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Winthrop Estate
May 25, 20231 min read
Calendula Flowers!
We sprinkled some lovely calendula seeds along the edges of the upper garden. You can see a seed in focus in this picture of mud just...
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Winthrop Estate
May 24, 20231 min read
Lemongrass
The weather is warming, so we put in our little lemon grass plugs. We got a whole tray of them! Hoping to dry most of the harvest for...
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Winthrop Estate
May 19, 20231 min read
Basil
Our baby basil is in! I took this picture a few days after it was planted and I think it's happy in it's new home. You can see we are...
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Winthrop Estate
May 9, 20231 min read
This is Lemongrass
I am enthusiastic about this lemongrass. We have a whole tray of starters, and it looks quite good to me! It's great to have as a tea,...
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Winthrop Estate
May 4, 20231 min read
Seeds Sprouted!
Yes, our basement seed room is amazing. Look at our little baby plants! Most of the hundreds of seeds that we planted a few weeks ago...
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Winthrop Estate
Apr 27, 20231 min read
Cool Dirt
What is a farm blog without the constant posting of the cute puppy dog? Here she is resting in the cool damp dirt of our soon to be...
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Winthrop Estate
Apr 26, 20231 min read
Rabbit Fence
And voila, the rabbit fence on the upper garden is up, buried and secured! (I do like the effect of time on one's memory- it feels like...
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Winthrop Estate
Apr 21, 20231 min read
Seeds in Soil !!!!
Voila- seeds in soil! We started about 10 different types of seeds. I hope they are happy in their new homes. They have heat and light...
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Winthrop Estate
Apr 16, 20231 min read
Wires for Dirt
This morning we dealt with wires, plugs, chains and wood-- not what I think of when I think of growing veggies, but... we got grow lights!...
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Winthrop Estate
Apr 6, 20231 min read
Upper Garden
Today, after a light rain, we got in our first corner post for the upper garden. This will be a rabbit fence, about 4' high. You can...
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Winthrop Estate
Mar 28, 20231 min read
Ordering Seeds
I love ordering seeds! Very exciting! Can't wait until they come in! Carrots! Robin's Koginut Squash! Plum Tomato! Sun Gold Tomato!...
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Winthrop Estate
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Dried Beans
I love growing beans to dry. I guess I love it because I think of them as more protein than vegetable and I eat them all year. These...
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Winthrop Estate
Oct 27, 20221 min read
Black Mint
I had never eaten Huacatay mint before but it sounded interesting so I got a small packet of seeds and we started them under the grow...
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Winthrop Estate
Oct 27, 20221 min read
Lavender
Second try, or maybe third, we started a tray of lavender from seed. It's very exciting to see a few seeds actually sprouted and we now...
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Winthrop Estate
Oct 23, 20221 min read
Colorful Corn
This is our second bunch of painted corn. It's usually used decoratively, but each one of ours has something not quite perfect about it,...
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Winthrop Estate
Oct 18, 20221 min read
Spicy
This year we decided to grow a lot of hot peppers because we eat some form of hot sauce a few times a week and I would like to try making...
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Winthrop Estate
Oct 16, 20221 min read
Cover Crop. End of Growing Season
In the fall we harvest all the produce from the gardens and plant the cover crop in all the rows. This photo is of Sudan grass and...
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