Monthly Summary – September 2009
January 8th, 2011 | Posted by in Monthly SummaryMonthly Summary, September 2009
Robin prepared 1/2011
As I review September notes from our previous season (2009) I am reminded of nightmares of tomato blight, my first visit to NSF and of course the satisfying feeling of starting to see an end to the season. Now, instead of continuously plowing ahead September is a time to get some of the last of the crops in for the fall season. It’s also the time to get greenhouses together for any winter production. Of course, to help celebrate this time of year is the beloved NSF Tomato fight, held every beginning to mid September. It’s an exciting month with beautiful weather, definitely one of my favorites.
Equipment 24hrs.: repaired chopper, upkeep on mower
Administration 32hrs: pay roll, bills, accounting
Infrastructure 54hrs: Chicken shelter, weed whacking, irrigation work, fence work
Greenhouse 33hrs.: seeded trays of basil for sale, prep of greenhouse for late fall/winter production
Composting 26hrs.: Weeded compost pile, prepped and seeded into compost bed for later fall crops, making compost tea (and spreading to field beds)
Planting 45hrs.: (in compost pile): squash, fennel, scallions, and beets. seeded tatsoi in BGBs and cover crops in field , in Ralph’s House planted kale, beets, fennel, chard and seeded arugula
Crop Care 143hrs: Weeding, scuffle hoeing, cleaning up string and drip tape from tomato patch, mowing
Harvesting 160Hrs:
First week: chard, kale, sunflowers, pears, tomatoes, salad mix, hay
Second week: chard, kale, tomatoes, flowers, hay
Third week: chard, kale, flowers, radishes, hay
Fourth week: kale, chard, radishes, salad mix, flowers, horseradish, teas
Handling 64hrs: washing, bagging, bunching, cleaning garlic
Marketing 119hrs.:
Hopewell:9/1 $756 9/9:$399, 9/16 $358, 9/23 $600, 9/30 $647
West Windsor:9/4 $1200, 9/12 $950, 9/26 $1400
Summit:9/5 $1910, 9/13 $1900, 9/27 $1600
Special Projects 23hrs: chicken shelter, talks of moving creation support, pit dug for clay oven, mushroom growing-spreading spores, splitting wood
Weather: First week: Clear weather, sunny and cool nights
Second week: clear and sunny, cool with rain at the end of the week
Third week: Sun and clouds, warm days with cold front moving in
Forth week: cloudy, server thunderstorm during the week, followed by sun
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