The gourds were planted in the field today. Panels were installed for the smaller gourds to grow over and the larger gourds were planted in the ground. Blue Hubbard Squash was planted at the end of each row as a trap crop.  The varieties planted are:  Tennessee Dancing, Bird House, Big Apple, Mayo Bule, Zucca and Bushel Basket. Seeds were purchased at Baker Creek Heirloom Seed … [Read more...] about Gourds Planted

Bob Semyck of Willow Mountain Mushrooms http://www.willowmountainmushrooms.com/ guided us through the set up of our Shroom Room where we plan to produce Baby Bella cremini (portabella) and Oyster mushrooms. We hope to feature the Shroom Room at events and obtain information on our production to share with specialty crop growers. Bob put the kits in the room today and we plan to … [Read more...] about Shroom room set up for production today