Delhi, Colorado
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(April 28, 2008) Bulbil Field. Soil moisture (4 to 6 inches down) is still very good. The eight inches of very heavy snow we received on the 17th gave us an inch and a quarter of water. |
(April 28, 2008) The Garlic Field is also responding to the moisture and hot days. The stock diameters are looking great (stock size determines harvest bulb size). |
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(April 8, 2008) Cool nights and warms days; the Garlic Cloves are growing like weeds. Now we need a good rain or snow to get the best growth out of the molasses application. |
(April 8, 2008) The Bulbil Field gets greener every day. We'll have an excellent harvest of both bulbs (medium and small) as well as large "rounds" that will produce bulbs next year. |
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(April 1, 2008) Bulbil Field. These Bulbils were planted in late September, 2006. This year, 2008, about fifty percent should bulb. The percent would be higher if they were not planted so thick! |
(April 1, 2008) The nine plus double rows are 240 feet long. In excess of 500,000 Bulbils were planted. The varieties are: Music, Bogatyr, Spanish Roja and Rosewood. |
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(April 1, 2008) New shallot "Greeley" first to come up this Spring A shallot new to Sierra Vista Farms in 2007. We planted the bulbs last October along with Dutch Yellow and Dutch Red. At this point it appears that "Greeley" is out performing the Dutch varieties. |
(April 1, 2008) The acre of Garlic Cloves planted in late September early October, 2007. The days have been warm (even hot), the nights cool; the Garlics and Shallots are responding. The Elephant Garlic was the slowest to emerge (it's also the deepest planted at 3 to 4 inches). |
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Hardneck Garlic Bogatyr March 2008 It's been a rather cold Winter in southeastern Colorado. The ground froze deeper than it had in many years; more than a foot. All the Garlics are two weeks, or more, later than last year. We expect them to still be on schedule for harvest in late June through early July. |
Rosewood Bulbils March 2008 (Second Year) The real name of this Garlic has yet to be decided. It was received with the name Rosewood. (The Bulbils were planted here in October 2006. So a portion of the "rounds" will mature into Bulbs this year. When harvested, we'll try to find another Rosewood to compare the looks and taste with. |
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Winter Wheat May 2007 Prior to Plowing Under In our area Winter Wheat can be grown as a Green Manure without irrigation. This allows humus to be incorporated with very little labor and expense. Winter Wheat seed costs less than $30 per acre. We let the seed heads form (more energy); but plow it under before the seed matures. In 2007, before planting our Garlic Cloves, we also plowed under one ton of Sunflower Seed Meal (pellets). |
The variety of Winter Wheat shown here is 'Yuma'. It's an older, stable hybrid.
Being a taller variety it's falling out of favor with farmers because high winds
can cause it to lodge (fall down and be hard to harvest). For our use, we prefer a
taller Winter Wheat (twenty-four to thirty inches) for the volume of Green Manure it
produces. (In August, 2009, we'll have Yuma wheat seed available for Sptember planting. Watch the SEED page for availability.) |
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