Greenhouses

  1. Growing Partners: Good Water Farms

    This article is part of Growing Partners, our new series focusing on the farmers, gardeners, seed growers, breeders, vendors and non-profits we work with that are demonstrating leadership in environmental and social stewardship. We’re so invigorated by their trail-blazing work, we want to share it with the world–and hopefully inspire the real food leaders of tomorrow to follow in their footsteps...
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  2. The Cure All: A Guide to Curing Vegetables for Winter Storage

    As gardening grows in popularity, people are figuring out all sorts of clever ways to get their homegrown vegetables to keep through the winter. Now that root cellars have become a rarity, many companies offer a range of storage tools and other items that can help. But creating the perfect storage environment for a particular crop is only half the...
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  3. Time to Plant Fall Onions for Overwintering!

    It’s a little-known fact that many seasoned gardeners aren't aware of: you can grow onions (and shallots) in the winter. These super-hardy plants can survive incredibly cold temperatures with a little protection, and provide quality bulbs even after they bolt in the spring. As with most fall-planted crops, success is mostly a matter of timing. Walla Wallas can be harvested...
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  4. Green Machines: 5 Super-Hardy Greens for Winter Meals

    With just a little protection from the elements, you can keep harvesting fresh greens well into fall and winter. The trick is to choose frost-hardy crops that continue growing during the transition to colder weather and lower light levels, and to plant them early enough that they’re nearly mature by the time the day length drops below 10 hours. Here...
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  5. Lettuce Plan: Developing a Lettuce Program for your Region

    Regal Oak Lettuce Here at High Mowing we’re proud to offer an organic lettuce for almost every location, season and use. Whether it’s the middle of winter in Maine, a rainy spring in Oregon, a blistering Arizona summer, or even a trip to the International Space Station, we’ve got the lettuce to keep you in greens all year. In this...
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  6. Grow Year-Round: What to Plant for Fall & Winter Harvest, by Region

    Arbason F1 Greenhouse Tomatoes There’s no denying it: people across the country are jazzed about growing their own. But food self-sufficiency doesn’t have to be limited to the summer months, and taking advantage of the possibilities in fall, winter and spring can save a lot of money (and the resources needed to transport food from distant locales). The secret to...
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  7. A Guide to Seed Starting: Brassicas & Succession Planting (Part 3)

    Brassica Seedlings in a High Mowing greenhouse In our last blog post we covered starting artichoke transplants and “hardening off”, the all-important period of acclimating your seedlings to the outside world. This week we’ll talk brassicas (the family that includes kale, cabbages, kohlrabi, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli) and how to make a succession planting plan so that you’ll...
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  8. Increasing Production with a Whole Foods' Local Producer Loan

    Pumpkin seeds drying on screens in our hoophouse Here at High Mowing we are always on the lookout for new ways to produce more high-quality organic seed. The exciting news is - this year we found three! With the support of Whole Foods' Local Producer Loan Program, we're making great strides in increasing seed production on our farm. Our Tools...
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  9. Disease Prevention in High Tunnel Production

    Organic growers are increasingly choosing to grow year-round in high tunnels, in part to avoid the diseases encountered by field crops. Not only do high tunnels provide physical exclusion from airborne disease, but the environmental conditions necessary for the presence of many disease pathogens simply do not occur in high tunnel production. Of course disease is not eliminated entirely in...
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  10. Greenhouse Tomato Pollination

    A well developed set of fruit that resulted from hand-pollinating. - Paul Betz is High Mowing's Sales Manager and the owner of High Ledge Farm in Woodbury, VT. We grew a fair amount of tomatoes for our markets, but like I have said many times in the past, our small plantings had to perform to the fullest to give...
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