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Farm Happenings at Hillcrest Farms
Farm Happenings for September 25, 2021
Good Morning!
Cool nights usher in the "curing" of the cool brassica crops like Brussels Sprouts, Winter Squash, Broccoli and more! The shorter days also bring on the demise of many summer fruiting crops such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers and the like. I still have a second planting o1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 22, 2021
Cool nights usher in the "curing" of the cool brassica crops like Brussels Sprouts, Winter Squash, Broccoli and more! The shorter days also bring on the demise of many summer fruiting crops such as Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers and the like. I still have a second planting of some Tomatoes and C1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 18, 2021
This time of year we always fall behind; still reaping summer's bounty, still engaging Farmers Markets, and turning the hoops over in preparation for winter crop transplants. The seed garlic will arrive any day, Oh My! I should be done by November 15.
Baby lettuce replants and other gr1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 15, 2021
Hello!
This time of year we always fall behind; still reaping summer's bounty, still engaging Farmers Markets, and turning the hoops over in preparation for winter crop transplants. The seed garlic will arrive any day, Oh My! I should be done by November 15.
Baby lettuce replant1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 11, 2021
Good Morning!
We grow a lot of Romaine. For those of you caught short last week, we lost over 200 heads due to a deer invasion, and it took some time to sort through and pull the contaminated plants and replant from the nursery. I have shortened the intervals for repellant treatments,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 8, 2021
Good Morning!
We grow a lot of Romaine. For those of you caught short last week, we lost over 200 heads due to a deer invasion, and it took some time to sort through and pull the contaminated plants and replant from the nursery. I have shortened the intervals for repellant treatments,1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 4, 2021
Hello!
I took a break from the mid afternoon heat to stay inside, do some planning for Winter, catch up on paperwork, organize and review my notes. The responsibility of a four season grower is to provide an ample array of produce in a consistent and timely manner. This all brings me back to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for September 1, 2021
Hello!
I took a break from the mid afternoon heat to stay inside, do some planning for Winter, catch up on paperwork, organize and review my notes. The responsibility of a four season grower is to provide an ample array of produce in a consistent and timely manner. This all brings me back to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for August 28, 2021
This week we start planning and planting for Winter Production!
Today we have 13:35 hours of daylight, and plant growth has just begun to slow down. In 11 weeks ( November 6 to be exact) we fall below 10 hours of daylight when most plant growth basically ends. The goal for successful Winter1 read more »
About the farm
A four season, chemical free grower in southern Michigan. We use protected culture and outdoor cultivation to provide market fresh produce to our customers 12 months/ year.
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