The Hardening Off Has Begun!

The hardening-off has begun! Yesterday we started giving our broccoli and cauliflower a little outdoor time. Today it's 59.7F! We are concerned that it is very, very dry. Please do your rain dances!

More Transplanting: Hot Chinese Lantern Peppers, Broccoli, Cauliflower & Artichokes

The First Hot Paper Lantern Peppers Transplanted (5 April 2021) Today we transplanted the first hot paper lantern peppers (Capsicum chinense) into 3.5" pots. These guys began developing their first true leaves around the 26th of March, and they've had one half strength fertilization. We primed these seeds on 6 March and planted them the…

Salt Curing Egg Yolks, Transplanting Cauliflower & Planting Parsley

Salt Curing Duck Egg Yolks (3 April 2021) Today was a busy day! We started a new batch of yolks curing in salt, transplanted the cauliflower and planted the parsley. The duck egg yokes are now buried in a salt and sugar mixture, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap and stored in the fridge for the…

Today’s Seedling Update at Three Bird Farm

Today's Highlights The first two tavor artichoke seeds have germinated. The first batch of hot paper lantern peppers are ready to be fertilized. The first batch of eggplants are ready to be transplanted. Most of the rocoto peppers have germinated. Today we saw the first two artichokes had germinated (pictured above), and we moved the…

Broccoli and Cauliflower Seedlings Are Up!

The broccoli and cauliflower seedlings are up (17 March 2021) The broccoli and cauliflower seedlings we planted Sunday evening are up (~2.5 days). They are white cauliflower snow crown F1 (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) and hybrid broccoli Amadeus F1 (Brassica oleracea var. italica). We moved them under the lights beside the eggplant and peppers. We…