These are a couple of pictures of our garden from two weeks ago (4/3/10). In the first picture we had just finished planting cabbages, kohlrabi and bak choi. Then we placed hoops (made of bent electrical fencing wire) over top of the small plants to protect them from the row cover, which came next (last picture). The row cover is held in place with some old rebar and bricks. The row cover keeps out unwanted pests, protects from deer, and provides some protection and warmth to the plants. Under the cover it was about 4 degrees warmer than outside of it. The cover traps some moisture too, so the soil is moist and soft.
Here is the same plot of napa cabbages, kohlrabi and bak choi from last weekend (4/10/10) with the row cover turned back. You can see how nice and robust the plants are. We barely had to do any weeding too. In a couple of weeks the bak choi will be baby-size and ready to eat!
Our two dogs, Maggie (the little black one) and Duke (the bigger golden one) like playing in the pond at the farm. Duke hasn't quite decided if he likes swimming yet, but Maggie loves to! He had never gone swimming before and didn't know how to jump out in the water. So he jumped off of the dock, got the stick and proceeded to try to climb back up the dock--didn't work very well, most likely traumatized him! Duke mostly just wallows or sits in shallow water to cool off.
These are a couple of pictures of our garden from two weeks ago (4/3/10). In the first picture we had just finished planting cabbages, kohlrabi and bak choi. Then we placed hoops (made of bent electrical fencing wire) over top of the small plants to protect them from the row cover, which came next (last picture). The row cover is held in place with some old rebar and bricks. The row cover keeps out unwanted pests, protects from deer, and provides some protection and warmth to the plants. Under the cover it was about 4 degrees warmer than outside of it. The cover traps some moisture too, so the soil is moist and soft. 
Here is the same plot of napa cabbages, kohlrabi and bak choi from last weekend (4/10/10) with the row cover turned back. You can see how nice and robust the plants are. We barely had to do any weeding too. In a couple of weeks the bak choi will be baby-size and ready to eat!
Our two dogs, Maggie (the little black one) and Duke (the bigger golden one) like playing in the pond at the farm. Duke hasn't quite decided if he likes swimming yet, but Maggie loves to! He had never gone swimming before and didn't know how to jump out in the water. So he jumped off of the dock, got the stick and proceeded to try to climb back up the dock--didn't work very well, most likely traumatized him! Duke mostly just wallows or sits in shallow water to cool off.
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