Category: Farm Life
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Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillars
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Troy met an interesting caterpillar a few days ago. He met it the hard way while trying to remove some “volunteer” honeyvine milkweed that was slowly engulfing one side of our front porch. Unbeknownst to him, the invasive vine was the preferred feeding spot for several milkweed tussock moth caterpillars.…
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Year One Flower Farming – Lessons Learned
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The first year of flower farming has come and gone and I am already deep into the early stages on year two. I’m not new to growing, but there is always room to learn more and boy did I ever! Lesson 1 – Flipping beds is no joke! Farming in…
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Thank You For An Amazing First Year
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Our Year in Review: 1240 bars of soap 405 bouquets 298 houseplants 691 produce sales 284 produce/herb starts I probably should have taken a better photo of this bouquet because cell phone images just don’t translate well… The tulips in this photo were the leftovers of my very first flowers…