MAY FARM

Must be a busy Summer, because I am behind posting images. Here it goes...

MAY FARM:
Carrots, beets and potatoes are planted. Garlic is weeded. All perennials are planted (51 fruit trees, 200+ asparagus plants, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and grapes). The guest house is finished and currently being rented until October.

Lots of early morning transplanting from the greenhouse to the fields before it gets too hot. All perennials are in the ground. Asparagus is thigh high and the garlic is right on track. Only a few more weeks before we get to dig it up and start the drying process. And Root Bottom Farm has some new friends. Staying busy. Loving life.

Mobile chicken coop and a wild rooster

Early morning weeding

Morning porch

Basement door

Grapes and herb garden

Airing out the greenhouse

Tomatoes and Cucumbers

Strawberries

Starts

Transplanting

Working on the new garden area (near the asparagus patch) includes strawberries, squash and melons.

Garlic crop

Flowers for market

New garden area

Early morning transplanting

 

Many hands make light work....

 

Root Bottom Farm thanks our Appalachian Trail thru-hiker friends for good times, beer drinking around the fire and garlic weeding. Happy Trails ahead for all of you!! With Johnny Thunder, Burgundy, Saga, Skittles, Talker, Delorian, Rambo and friends.

 

Spring Farm

Busy Spring on Root Bottom Farm.  Planting a 51 tree fruit orchard, establishing berries, building a greenhouse, weeding 5,000 + bulbs of garlic....and so much more!

 New magnet vs old magnet

 Seed potatoes

 Greenhouse frame

 Prepping the orchard

 Farmer's Wife

 

Cutting and removing rotten wood left on the property

 Seed potatoes

 Grapes

 Dad cutting down trees

 Potato patch

 

 Planting the asparagus patch

 Establishing the blackberries, raspberries and blueberries

2013 is going to be a big year!

In 2013, Root Bottom Farm is proud to plant 130 varieties of herbs, flowers, vegetables, berries and fruit trees. 

VEGGIES: artichokes, asparagus, broccoli, tomatoes (9 varieties), brussel sprouts, bush beans, corn, cucumbers, peas, peppers, summer & winter squash (6 varieties) 

ROOT CROPS: beets (4 varieties), potatoes (4 varieties), carrots (5 varieties), garlic (7 varieties planted Fall 2012) 

GREENS: arugula, collards, kale, lettuce mix, spicy Asian mix, spinach, Swiss chard 

HERBS: 14 varieties including, basil, rosemary, oregano, chives, winter savory, sorrel, chamomile, shiso, lemon balm, mint, peppermint, thyme, sage & bee balm 

FLOWERS: 22 varieties including sunflowers (6 varieties), cut flowers (12 varieties) and edible flowers (4 varieties) 

FRUIT: Melons (6 Varieties), grapes, blackberries, blueberries, raspberries & strawberries. We are also establishing our fruit orchard of apple, cherry, peach, pear & plum trees.