February on the Farm
Shawna Hawkes Shawna Hawkes

February on the Farm

The groundhog did not see his shadow this year, and it seems like spring is indeed just around the corner! It’s time for the February farm update to keep you all apprised of what’s happening at Heritage Springs with the warmer weather.

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Learn to Propagate Stems with No Leaves!
Shawna Hawkes Shawna Hawkes

Learn to Propagate Stems with No Leaves!

Before I learned this method for growing new plants from leafless stems, I threw them into the compost heap with the used potting soil and yellow leaves. If you’re like me, you hate to throw away plant cuttings. Even if I don’t want another pothos, I’ll grow it and use it to fill in a plant I already have that’s looking sparse. Sometimes I’ll trade it for another plant or use it to barter for something.

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January Update
Shawna Hawkes Shawna Hawkes

January Update

It’s January here on the farm. In Northern Virginia it is wet, cold, sloppy, and grey. We are keeping the animals warm, but not much is really happening. Soon we will plan the garden, start the seeds, greet the new baby goats, split the beehives, gather eggs for hatching, and do all the things that need to be done after months of gross weather gives way to warm sunny spring days. What are we doing in the meantime?

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We Figure it out as We Go
Shawna Hawkes Shawna Hawkes

We Figure it out as We Go

Neil and I did not grow up farming, but we learned that most of the time it’s best to figure it out as we go.

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