Sure, growing vegetables is practical. Raising your own food is satisfying. But just because it’s utilitarian doesn’t mean it has to be boring. Did you know that cauliflower doesn’t have to be white? There is a beautiful golden variety called, fittingly, Cheddar. But my favorite is this purple.
Cauliflower can be beautiful. I love this purple variety. (Photo by Thomas Osborne.)
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Our first cutting of hay was a little late this year because of wet weather. We baled last weekend and had a yield of nearly 2 tons per acre.
Baling day at Smith Rock Farm for the first cutting of 2012. Photo by Thomas Osborne.
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Our hay is growing tall but with rain forecast this weekend, we can’t cut yet. We need a stretch of at least five days of dry weather – not usually a problem in the High Desert where we have 10 inches or less of rainfall per year. It’s been a cool, wet spring.
Hack Norton, right, and Jan Even, left, assess the first cutting of the 2011 season at Smith Rock Farm. Photo by Thomas Osborne.
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Our hay production for the 2012 season is now sold out. We are working on being able to achieve weed-free certification for next year.
To find a hay grower to supply you this season, contact the Central Oregon Hay Growers’ Assn., 498 S. E. Lynn Blvd., Prineville, OR 97754 or its president, Greg Mohnen (541-419-5339 or greg@themcginnisranch.com).
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Because of sub-freezing nights last week, we had to delay planting starts of tender veggies until yesterday. So it was a long day of planting tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, basil. In August, we’ll reap the rewards.
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Planting is almost finished! We should be doing our first cutting of hay soon.
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