Category Archives: Weekly Newsletter

We are in the weeding phase of the season as we race to uncover our crops from the shade of their more vigorous neighbors. Juve and I have spent hours out there and still it looks like a carpet of … Continue reading →

Happy Father’s Day. Today we celebrate our fathers and appreciate their gifts and contributions to the people that we are. Give them a little extra love today. I always remember my dad’s laugh (especially at his own jokes), him taking … Continue reading →

We appreciated the tiny bit of rain we got yesterday. All of the plants in the field perked up and the weeds were able to germinate. Good thing Juvencii and Cesar spent the better part of the week weeding the … Continue reading →

Where did May go? We blazed through May and made up for a dreary April. Our onions are growing, the tomatoes are in bloom and the weeds are growing like wildfire. I continue to seed and transplant. Juvencio is weeding … Continue reading →

It was a Busy week here at la finquita del Buho.  Weeding, transplanting and stringing up tomatoes. The main crop tomatoes had their first pruning and are already waist high. The first potatoes are starting to flower, which means in … Continue reading →

Many of the spring crops have not liked this heat wave. The heat has made them think it is time to make flowers. This includes our precious crop of overwintered onions. 100 feet of onions setting flowers is not what … Continue reading →

This week we got all of the onions and all of the leeks planted. It feels like a great move forward on the farm. We have many beds turned over from early spring or late winter crops and planted with … Continue reading →

We have been busy trying to catch up after all the festivities of the last week. We still have family in town who have been lending a hand. Juve managed to get all the bed prep done and compost spread … Continue reading →

We spent the week prepping the farm for the big event. Mother nature cooperated in a way that we had not allowed ourselves to imagine. The weather on Friday was extra hot, but on Saturday it was absolutely perfect. The … Continue reading →

Welcome to the second week of the 2023 season. My son Diego told me to be more positive in my note, so here goes. The weather is turning this week. We are looking forward to drying soils so we can … Continue reading →