Farm Happenings at Rise N Shine Farm
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Farm Happenings at Rise N Shine Farm

Farm Happenings for June 18, 2020

Posted on June 16th, 2020
Those summer crops are starting to trickle in as the spring crops start to fade away.  We got some much needed rain last week all be it too much all at once.  It caused some root rot in the squash and stunted some tomato plants.  BUT we take what we get when we get it and are thankfu1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 15, 2020

Posted on June 13th, 2020
Those summer crops are starting to trickle in as the spring crops start to fade away.  We got some much needed rain all be it too much all at once.  BUT we take what we get when we get it and are thankful for it.   Please remember to take the box with your name on it and do not1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 8, 2020

Posted on June 6th, 2020
This may be the busiest time of year on the farm.  Sun up to sun down days getting everything planted, hoed, harvested, watered, etc.  Last week we planted more tomatoes, peas, beans, squash, cucumbers and 19,000 sweet potato slips.  Summer planting will continue but sweet potato pla1 read more »

Farm Happenings for June 1, 2020

Posted on May 30th, 2020
We planted a late crop of melons last week and now we set our sites on 19,000 sweet potato plants, butternut, acorn and delicata squash and more! The bulk of summer planting will be done this next week if things go mostly as planned.  Some of our first crop of melons has some fungal funk but h1 read more »

Farm Happenings for May 30, 2020

Posted on May 28th, 2020
  Summer planting continues as does the harvest!  We planted our final rounds of sweet corn (Silver Queen and Seminole) and more beans and squash, cucumbers, and more.  A second round of melons will go in the ground this week along with another round of lima beans and field peas1 read more »

Farm Happenings for May 28, 2020

Posted on May 25th, 2020
Summer planting continues as does the harvest!  We planted our final rounds of sweet corn (Silver Queen and Seminole) and more beans and squash, cucumbers, and more.  A second round of melons will go in the ground this week along with another round of lima beans and field peas and the1 read more »

Farm Happenings for May 25, 2020

Posted on May 22nd, 2020
Summer planting continues as does the harvest!  We planted our final rounds of sweet corn (Silver Queen and Seminole) and more beans and squash, cucumbers, and more.  A second round of melons will go in the ground next week along with another round of lima beans and field peas.  Now1 read more »

Farm Happenings for May 23, 2020

Posted on May 21st, 2020
The sunny warm days were upon us last week and the spring garden needed a bit of a water boost.  The forecast last Saturday showed this week being very dry so we spent a lot of time getting drip tape irrigation ready on several crops and then Sunday it changed to wet, wet, wet!  It ne1 read more »

Farm Happenings for May 21, 2020

Posted on May 19th, 2020
The sunny warm days were upon us last week and the spring garden needed a bit of a water boost.  The forecast on Saturday showed this week being very dry so we spent a lot of time getting drip tape irrigation ready on several crops and then Sunday it changed to wet, wet, wet!  It neve1 read more »