Fall on the Farm

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My garlic is finally planted! I am pretty excited about it. I saved all my biggest bulbs and planted them for next years crop. I also saved my smallest bulbs, and planted them for green garlic for early next year. I plan to mulch it all this afternoon with some organic straw I got from my neighbour.

This morning I spent working on next years crop plan. That way I will know what seeds to order, what equipment I need and how I will utilize the field space that I have. I am always optimistic while making the crop plan. This year I have the advantage of knowing what worked this past year and what didn't. For example, my plan of having 40 beds per plot, didn't quite work out, I know now that I can realistically get about 25. However, I also know that the turnover of beds in the garden is significantly higher and I should definitely count on having at least two, and in some cases three crops planned for each bed. Some crops that I planned on transplanting last year have been moved to be included with the plants being direct seeded (namely bok choi and rapini). And I have made sure to leave peppergrass and baby chard out from under the row cover. It doesn't need the protection, plus the peppergrass grows so fast, I want to be able to see it! I am going to double the amount of peppergrass I grow, and halve the amount of baby kale. Small adjustments and changes to hopefully get the most out of the 5 acres of farm!