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Location: Barnstable County, MA
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Farmer's markets/ farm stands on the cape (near Mashpee)? 4 Replies
Started by Pamela Paasche OHearn. Last reply by Pamela Paasche OHearn Aug 30.
Potato damage.... 2 Replies
Started by Barry. Last reply by Barry Oct. 24, 2008.
hilling up potatoes 2 Replies
Started by Greg Fiske. Last reply by Greg Fiske Sep. 19, 2008.
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Comment by Tom on October 9, 2009 at 7:50pm -
Saw Joe Salatin speak at CC Comm College the other night. Terriffic speaker and hugely entertaining. He runs Polyface farm in VA which was featured in Omnivore's Dilemma. Check out http://www.polyfacefarms.com/
Not much on veggies but he sure has a well thought out and elegant system.
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Comment by Kelli Dahl on September 29, 2009 at 7:30am - I tried the potato bag this year and it actually worked!
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Comment by Tom on September 28, 2009 at 10:43am
- Summer summary?? Yikes, pretty bad. Indoor tomatoes (via earthboxes) are still producing nicely. And we have lots of indoor basil as well. I think the outdoor garden gets a D+. Good lettuce, fair raspberrys, poor tomatoes, squash and cukes. Eggplants = total wipeout.
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Comment by Tom on August 6, 2009 at 8:36pm
- Late Blight?? Not sure I have it yet but tomatoes are so far behind it might not matter. Water bill will be zero this summer if the rains continue.
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Comment by Tom on July 2, 2009 at 11:31am
- Its official June was "Dark, cool and rainy. 20% less sloar radiation than average (in fact barely more than the minimum for June set in 1982), 1" more rain than normal, 3 degF below normal air temp" Source: WHOI Falmouth Monthly Climate Records http://cis.whoi.edu/science/PO/climate/index.cfm
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Comment by Tom on June 24, 2009 at 7:36pm
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We are close to setting a record for the darkest June on record! My Solar Hot Water is about the same as air temp. -shessh!
So far no slug problems but the black plastic may be helping with that. Lettuce seems fine.
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Comment by Tom on June 17, 2009 at 4:07pm
- strawberries and lettuce coming in during a remarkably overcast may and june.
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Comment by Tom on May 22, 2009 at 9:30am
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So far I have tomatoes (plum and regular) in, lots of lettuce (from sets), a couple of summer squash, and some cukes. Hope to plant the rest this weekend. Most of last weekend was lost to graduation activities, :) , but my daughter helped some speading the black plastic, etc.
Need to start watering again as not much rain for a week or two.
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Comment by Eva Felicity on May 7, 2009 at 11:45am
- ooops Heres th site
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- Hi Tom, I have never looked for any..maybe I should! My boyfriend and I are currently looking for our first home and I would love to live in falmouth :) About the frost dates ...how about this site?
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Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.
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I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but
1 you have to fill it up all at once
2. it seemed mostly
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If you read this and have any suggestions then please leave a comment on my page or email me.
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