Mosquito Controls
I don't know about you all, but the last week or so has been very "buggy" for me, compared to most of this year's growing season. I'm sure it is due
Raccoons in the corn
Here in some of the larger production gardens at Pine Mountain, we have had troubles with raccoons in the corn this year. I have experienced this on farms in central
Thunderstorms and Microclimates
Unfortunately, my drive home from a week's vacation was timed to hit last Sunday's thunderstorm perfectly. By the time I hit the line between Harlan county and Leslie county, I
Raised Beds
I've been asked a few times by members of the community and Grow Appalachia participants about raised beds. Specifically, I've been asked "what's so great about them?" It's a reasonable
Perennial Alley Cropping
I am a huge fan of "alley cropping." Sometimes referred to as "grassy pathways", alley cropping is a great strategy to improve soil fertility, prevent erosion and make maintenance and
High Risk Trees and Summer Storms
Last Friday brought some welcome rain, but some not-so-welcome thunderstorms along with it. Here at Pine Mountain, a large and seemingly healthy Hemlock succumbed to the high winds and fell. Fortunately,
Spring Rains Slow Vegetable Planting, Improve Fungiculture
The weather has certainly warmed up nicely, but the fields can't catch a break when it comes to rain. Everyone is complaining about spring plantings being delayed, but not much
Spring is finally here! (maybe)
It's been a long and cold winter up here on the mountain, with many plantings and preparations for the growing season being delayed by cold snaps and snow. Now we
Pine Mountain Settlement School – First Post of 2014
Unfortunately, it seems this unusually cold winter is going to be slow to leave us. Here it is, in March, and we still have an inch of snow on the
