Full Bloom Farm

  Oct/Nov 2022

Full Bloom Farm Receives Grant

by Elisabeth Marshall Editor’s Note: This is the last column by Elisabeth Marshall in 2022 — her column will resume in late spring 2023. We have been very well-fed this summer — a neighbor’s delectable corn — generously shared, fresh … Continue reading

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  September 2022

Beekeepers Suffered Hive Losses This Past Winter

by Elisabeth Marshall Bees have been on my mind more than ever this growing year because we, and many others on the island, have had such poor fruit set — which I attribute to our unprecedented cold and wet spring. … Continue reading

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  August 2022

Veggies and Fruits, Glyphosate, August Plantings, Northwest Washington Fair

by Elisabeth Marshall Our farm stand is chock full of vegetables, herbs, and flowers and now we can look forward to some early fruit, too. It is definitely raspberry time — they demand picking every day. Our sour cherries are … Continue reading

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  July 2022

Spring Winds and Rain Delay Summer Crops

by Elisabeth Marshall Can it really be summer? The calendar says the solstice is behind us. Our summer flowers are catching up to their usual size, but threatened to bloom in June while still too small.  They’ve suffered the cold, … Continue reading

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  June 2022

Season Begins: Flowers, Vermiculture, HB 1799, Elderflower Cordial

by Elisabeth Marshall  This cold, wet spring has our nerves a bit frazzled. We have starts waiting in our greenhouse to go in the ground, and, finally, in early May, most of them will make it. We’ve already planted all … Continue reading

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  May 2022

Wild Lawns, Home-Brewed Fertilizer, Overwintered Kale, Avoiding Neonics

by Elisabeth Marshall The news from the wider world is decidedly discouraging this spring, even as flowers brighten our gardens and frogs have begun their nightly song in the slough out in back of the house. Ukraine spring wheat planting … Continue reading

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