Fall On The Farm
This post should have images of beautiful fall leaves turning color with the season, like these… …but, here at Curbstone Valley, sometimes fall takes on a different meaning. We had three inches of rain this last weekend, and the first significant...
Planting Garlic
Fresh garlic (Allium sativum) is used in abundance in our kitchen, and is more than worthy of reserving some space for in our winter gardens. Garlic can be planted in our area from late September through late November. We generally try to remember to plant...
Double Yolks
In our recent post about egg formation we mentioned that young pullets will occasionally lay double-yolked eggs. Some estimates are that 1 in 1000 eggs may contain a double yolk. During standard USDA grading and sorting however these eggs are typically rejected for...
Bombus melanopygus edwardsii
We’ve mostly focused on installing the orchard and vegetable gardens this year, but our gardens would only be marginally productive without some help from our resident pollinators. Some estimates suggest that bumble bees are believed to be responsible for...
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