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Farm Happenings at Zilnicki Farms

Farm Happenings for October 8, 2019

Posted on October 6th, 2019
Hello members, hope all is well and enjoying this fall weather finally!  Wild week on the farm with temps around 85 on Wednesday and then 60 on Thursday.  Most fall crops love the cooler weather, but the broccoli hates the warm humid weather and we will have some major losses in it. 1 read more »

Farm Happenings for October 1, 2019

Posted on September 29th, 2019
Hello members!  How is it October already!  The days are flying by this time of year as the sun sets earlier and earlier.  A few farm updates:  Cover crops are getting worked into the ground.  This means we are planting rye, wheat, peas, and radish for the fall/winter month1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 24, 2019

Posted on September 22nd, 2019
Hello members! Hope everyone is enjoying this gorgeous weather we are having!  Id like to ask everyone to do a little rain dance for us as this is turning out to be the driest September on record for us!  I know it usually evens out and we will get to much rain at some point but we sure c1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 17, 2019

Posted on September 14th, 2019
Hello members!  Hope everyone is doing great and loving this fall like weather we are having.  The days are shorter and the temperatures are cooler which mean fall crops are right around the corner.  Certain crops like broccoli, cauliflower, sprouts, and turnips thrive in the cooler1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 10, 2019

Posted on September 7th, 2019
  Hello members! Hope everyone who had kids that went back to school had a great 1st week.  I guess fall is here as the temperatures have cooled down and it is absolutely gorgeous out.   Next weekend we will start having some fall decorations at the farmstand if you need to deco1 read more »

Farm Happenings for September 3, 2019

Posted on August 30th, 2019
Hello members!  September is here already which means back to school for some, start of fall to others, and to some just another month.  On the farm it means we get ready for the fall.  The fall means, keep irrigating crops and monitoring for pests and weeds (all year), start prepari1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 27, 2019 and August 31, 2019

Posted on August 25th, 2019
Hello members, well its the last week of August! Time is flying and we are prepping for fall harvesting and cover cropping.  Fall means traffic on the North Fork so make sure you head out early in the morning on the weekends. Also, I know everyone is busy with end of summer activities, back to1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 20, 2019 and Aug 24, 2019

Posted on August 17th, 2019
Hello members hope all is well and summer is treating you and your families great!  August is already halfway over and I'm not going to lie, I can't believe it! Few Farm Happenings: We finished up fall plantings for most crops except for fall lettuces and radishes. The recently (very) dry wea1 read more »

Farm Happenings for August 13, 2019 and August 17, 2019 17, 2019

Posted on August 10th, 2019
Hello members!  Hope everyone is doing great!  Again, I'm sorry about the confusion on this past Tuesdays green bean, pepper swap.  The variety is called sweet and spicy and we underestimated the spicy.  A few people reached out and had bad experiences and we are sorry for1 read more »