Tompkins Cortland Community College Farm
After a crazy weather week two weeks ago, last week was almost perfect. Lots of sun but not too hot. And that allowed us to get lots of work done in the field. Our big project last week was to clear out all of the garlic from the field. It happened a week earlier than … Read more
Well, that was some week we had last week. We got some much needed rain Tuesday and Wednesday but then it turned into an absolute scorcher the rest of the week. I hope you all managed as best you could. It was a rough one out here for a few days but we survived, as … Read more
Greetings! I hope that you all are surviving this dry, hot weather. I’m not going to harp on it too much but we are a far cry away from the cool, wet spring that welcomed us at the beginning of the season. In all my years farming, one thing is for certain, farmers are never … Read more
I hope that you all had an enjoyable holiday weekend. It was a fairly quiet week on the farm because the students had a couple of days off while the college was closed. We kept busy though getting some transplanting done, as well as getting our hot peppers potted up into larger pots in the … Read more
Well, folks, summer decided to arrive last week and that kept us busy, busy, busy. It was really nice to finally catch a break with the weather and have a dry spell for most of the week. I think some of the students were caught off-guard with how hot it can get out in the … Read more