Category: CSA Monthly Update

It’s getting pretty real here right now – Winter season starts the 24th of February – there are four people (the limit this year) signed up – although one more might sneak in. A separate “welcome to the winter season” is going out later this week – if you think you are in the winter… Continue reading CSA February “official” monthly update

January 3 – hope you all had a wonderful holiday time – here at the farm the draft horse pigged out on really nasty windfall apples, and farmcraft sprang forth on a couple of fronts – some very nice embroidery, for example, and more pots and planters… But enough of that farmcraft (unless you are… Continue reading January 2024 CSA Stuff…

Hi you interested folks you…. Here’s the monthly update – a quick summary: planting and preparation for the winter season is underway – the longer lead items are up and growing. Target start is mid February, farm call only but not limited to Saturday. Now, the rest of the story… (Paul Harvey from a really… Continue reading December ’23 CSA monthly update

Howdy! Just a wrap up note for your reading pleasure as the dark of winter sets in… The current season is nearly done – last delivery is a week from Friday, as a matter of fact. This is a bit of a what worked, what didn’t work, and what are our plans for next year.… Continue reading November Monthly Update 2023

Here we all are at the end of the main season – all the crops are at end of cycle, although there is some new lettuce starts to carry forward into the end of the extended season. The good things for the Extended season are really going to be good – in most prior years… Continue reading CSA Monthly for October

September is a transition month here at the garden – the slow crops (corn, winter squash and melons) are showing signs of being ready, and the earlier summer crops are closing up shop for the season. A fine bean crop is about 3/4 done, for example. The slicer tomato crop this year is smaller that… Continue reading September Monthly Update

Here at Shilofarm the most frantically busy time is about oh say 75% over – that is the time when all the long (warm) season crops are in the ground, beds that are fallow are prepared, and about 200 acres of weeds and grass (and moles, voles, deer and birds) are managed as best as… Continue reading June 2023 Monthly Update

Wow – look at the time… Obviously the sudden onset of “Summer weather” has generated a ton of Garden work. As a casual example in the last 10 days the grass between the beds that was 1.5″ became 12″ or more – which is a real nasty chore to get out and down! The really… Continue reading May Monthly Update/Main Season head up!

Hope you are enjoying the spring-like moments that are happening – The garden is getting ready to be a very busy place – There are probably 35 trays of seedlings that are just itching to be set out after what seems like a last frost this week. The greenhouse is full, and there are a… Continue reading April Monthly Update

The official conclusion here is that a good weather year for gardening is before us. Wait, you say? Well, despite this: The La Nina induced no-Spring of 2022 is not happening. The average temps are close to more typical years, and the garden prep that was usually done in January actually happened. Green Season outside… Continue reading March comes in like winter… no lion!