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Farm Happenings for July 29, 2020
The cooler nights should be here this coming week, and we will start our leafy greens for fall harvests. The extreme heat of late caused a germination failure in the Baby Lettuce rotation, so I moved the flats back to the basement for a consistent 60 degrees. The lettuce in the ground is fine and g1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 22, 2020
Hello!
I have plenty of Romaine and more Boston Lettuce is coming, but a germination failure will sideline the Baby Lettuce Mix for about 3 weeks Other greens like Escarole and Endive have bolted to seed, typical for the dog days of July. I will reseed later this week; the cool August nights1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 15, 2020
Good morning!
The first garlic harvest looks great, and smells and tastes even better! It has been curing in the nursery and is almost finished. Meanwhile we'll complete the other 2/3 of the crop this week. It must be summer!
Alanna is back from vacation and will1 read more »
Farm Happenings for July 8, 2020
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Farm Happenings for July 1, 2020
I have been married so long that I forget how great our relationship fits into my life. And then Gayleen leaves for Texas,for a week, and suddenly I remember! The little things like that morning cup of coffee on the porch at sunrise, and there's no one sitting in her chair. Or nobody to1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 24, 2020
The calendar is finally catching up to "Horticulture Summer", and it is summer here at Hillcrest Farms! The employee work schedule shifts from afternoons to early mornings, the Snow Peas are in blossom, I picked the first Zucchini today, and we had a few Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes at the market last1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 17, 2020
Hello!
Despite the wild swings in weather conditions and delays caused by the pandemic, we are almost ready for Summer. I finally received the Sweet Potato slips and they are in the ground, the Winter Squash is transplanted, and Brussels Sprouts go in this week, and the Ginger goes1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 10, 2020
Summer officially begins in two weeks, but horticulture Summer is already here! The Sun Gold Tomatoes will ripen in two weeks, Snow Peas will blossom soon, and we will soon average a dozen Cucumbers per day. I will ship 125 Bok Choi tomorrow, and 125 heads of Romaine Lettuce in abou1 read more »
Farm Happenings for June 3, 2020
As we approach the month of June, and the transplanting is almost finished, we have just 4-5 weeks to tweak our summer harvest operation. We'll have plenty of time to look back and reflect in November, but we start planting for Fall and Winter in mid July!
I am getting pretty spoiled wi1 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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