November 10th

Good Morning
I hope all finds you well today.
When you go to plants your bulbs in the fall or spring. If you know your going to have a taller flowering plant to place a stake in the ground when planting it...This way you give it support and you don't have to worry later about putting a stake in the ground and possibly push it into the bulb and damage it.
When you are picking out your bulbs or flowers at the garden stores or farms you should remember not all plants can grow in all areas. They have a hardiness zone map that you should check before you buy. I founds some really awesome lilies but the do not thrive in this part of the Northwest.

If you have a smaller yard here is an idea you can use if you want to compost your clippings.
1. Take a plastic garbage can drill holes about 6 inches apart all over the can cans side bottom and lid, use a one inch bit.
2. Take some screening and line the inside of the can with it. This will prevent the compost from falling out the holes. Place the can on bricks to give it ventilation.
3. fill you can with your shredded material and 3 cups of manure and 1 cup of fertilizer 20-20-20.
4. Then stir the mixture well. You will need to stir it every two or three days. Your compost should be rich,dark and crumbly in about four weeks.

Here is one of those things you see happen at football games and here is the reason why

The "huddle" in football was formed due to a deaf football player who used sign language to communicate and his team didn't want the opposition to see the signals he used and in turn huddled around him.

Mean While Back @ The Farm

Rainy Days Ahead

Welcome!
We started working on our Christmas Season today.
We have to start planning what we are going to sell..Then to make sure we have all the components such as bows,cones,accessories and if its the wreath we need to make sure we have the right size rings.
Since we make them right here on the farm we don't have to hire labor. We do all of that part which means some late nights for us on the farm to get you the freshest wreath with out making it in the month of September. We take great pride in making the freshest and fullest wreath around.
We know that a lot of groups have gotten into making wreath for money making toward groups Such as boyscout or church groups.
With this knowledge we have step up our effort and give you the very best you can find on the market. All our greens are grown and cut right here from the farm.

We are having some wind up here on the farm. When we get the stormy weather with wind...its always a bit worse up here since the wind comes flying up the hills and some have called it the "David Hill Westerly Winds". Since we live off of David Hill Road.

I will leave you with another couple interesting Fact I have found for you:

Sometimes in England they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man "could bring home the bacon". They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and "chew the fat."

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or "upper crust."

Mean While Back @ The Farm