*Pictures coming soon <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After noticing how poorly my plants were looking last week I had a meeting with John and we discussed the signs suggesting that deer must be getting into the farm and eating them, a problem all PNW farmers know. We also discussed how unusual this growing season has started off weather-wise. I have heard from multiple farmers and gardeners about how the growing season has started off so hard. I am not sure if my crops will be ready to be harvested by week 10, the cold and the rain is slowing down their growing process and I suspect them are taking longer to establish and grow to harvest. It is interesting to see the contrast between this spring and the spring before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
After identifying the causes of stress altering my crops, we brainstormed solutions. First thing first we needed a deer blockage. John decided that building a deer fence with T-posts and chicken netting like he has in other parts of his farm was the faster and most efficient way to get a blockade up in a timely matter. We gathered supplies and I built the deer fence Thursday afternoon. I was nervous as building and using tools are both a new skills to me that farming is helping me take head-on. I really appreciated the leadership that John demonstrated during the process and am inspired to use a similar teaching model in the future. He helped me gather all of the supplies and we talked through the process together as I moved step by step through the building, he checked in with me at each step without taking over the project and giving me the independence to successfully complete the fence. I first dug four T-posts in with a T-post digger and then began to wrestle with the leftover chicken fencing and zip-tied it together, leaving a locking mechanism at the front leaving easy access to getting in and out. The experience was really empowering and I feel that I am slowly gaining more confidence in tackling big projects. We also established a fertilizing routine to help support the new plants through the tumultuous weather, as well as started more calendula seeds in the greenhouse to have more to plant if the first succession didn\u2019t succeed. During the seeding process, I got a lesson in general greenhouse work, I will have more to report on this next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This whole process felt really valuable in learning about how to readjust and strategize plans to adjust for external factors in growing medicinal crops. Farming is a art dependent on the sway of the elements and mother nature, we are all subject to her wrath. It is both beautiful and challenging but I am not going to rush the process and am going to listen to the needs of the plants and help them get established.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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