Archive for the 'Seed Starting' Category



All about me

Published on June 20, 2008

This is something my daughter did for me for father’s day (you may need to click on it to be able to read it). I think her teacher wrote down what she said. I guess the farm has been a big deal for her too this spring. That’s me in the red [...]


Egg-Mobile in the works

Published on June 3, 2008

Above is the beginnings of the egg-mobile I’m working on (click to enlarge). The weather over the last half week or so has been very wet. I can’t complain about the rain, but it is so wet I’m trying to stay out of the garden beds. I still have several flats of [...]


Carrots Up!

Published on May 24, 2008

The first bed of carrots I planted have germinated fairly well from the looks of it (click to enlarge). I’m always a bit anxious about carrots coming up. They take a week or more to germinate and they’re pretty fussy about being moist and just below the soil for the whole time. [...]


Last Day of Work

Published on May 9, 2008

So, today is my last day at work. I’m probably going to be doing some contract work to make sure the transition goes smoothly. I hope all goes well with the company (Kleer) as I’ve been there right from the super early beginnings.
This past week I’ve been trying to take it easy on [...]


Where’s Spring?

Published on March 25, 2008

Because it certainly hasn’t hit Ottawa yet.  I’m feeling a bit frustrated with this unseasonably cold weather.  It would be great weather if it were late February, but it’s almost April and we are barely getting above freezing during the day.  Oh well, I’m sure it will be warm by June!
We have chicks! 
 
Out of the [...]


The season has begun!

Published on March 14, 2008

Well, actually it began in January for me when I put in my main seed orders. But I guess planting began 2 weeks ago when I put in these first tomato plants. It will begin in earnest once all this snow melts. We got another 52 cm on the weekend and I guess we’re close [...]