Farm Happenings

Weather: Well, it’s been a cold, cold winter. And that’s just April. Dry weather helped us get plenty of spring field work done, spreading fertilizer and seeding cover crops all over the farm, but the soil remains extremely cold. A much-needed rain fell last Saturday and Sunday, and, while I heard reports in town of five and seven inches just south of Decorah, we had a nice, long soak here that didn’t seem too extreme.

Comings and Goings: My dad, Bob, came to visit from Colorado last week, and enjoyed the first balmy week of the year. On Saturday, we traveled to Seward Co-op’s CSA Fair; I was caught quite off guard by the sudden cooling that had happened overnight.

Activities on the Farm: This week, we finished potting up a very nice pepper crop in the greenhouse. Ben and Sarah took advantage of a sunny, warm day and wet soils to repair the doors on one of the crop houses.