It has been an unusually warm and dry May this year, so you can imagine the joy/relief we felt when it rained for a very short period this afternoon. The ground was so dry, that cracks like the one shown … Continue reading →

While rain can put a damper on outdoor plans, extended periods without rain can severely damage crops. So here we are over two weeks out in a dry spell, with the chance of rain very questionable. This isn’t so much … Continue reading →

This weekend, we started and nearly ended the strawberry planting we set out to do for this year. As earlier posts and videos had shown, we used a mechanical transplanter to do most of this work. Our old strawberry bed … Continue reading →