Blood, Sweat, & Tomatoes -- It's harvest time!
Last night we harvested some of the larger tomatoes!
This was the first batch of large tomatoes at the Johnson Micro Farm so far this year. While everyone is drinking hot chocolate and sitting by the fire during the winter months; Osh is busy in his plant room, planting the seeds of deliciousness for the next season. [ I typically help plant seeds in the trays but Osh handles the day-to-day care of the seedlings.
A lot of work goes in to bringing one seedling to fruition.
Purchase seeds, swap seeds, or even use seeds that you saved from a previous year.
Figure out what you plan on using to start the seeds in. Usually, seed trays will suffice, but in some instances, larger pods are a good idea if you don't want to re-pot things multiple times.
Create your own soil amendment or purchase soil for the seeds to grow in. On our farm, we use a mix of topsoil along with compost.
Watch em' grow!
Thanks for reading! Please check back later in the week. I plan on blogging about Heritage Plymouth Barred Rocks from Jeremy Woeppels line & our most recent hatch of Barred Rocks from the Good Shepherd & Guy Roy Lines.
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