At Terra Firma, roughly half our crops are planted using "starts" -- plants grown in growing medium in trays. We transplant these starts when they are 3-5 inches tall and 2-3 months old. There are many different reasons to use transplants instead of sowing seeds directly into the ground. It saves money on seed and [MORE ...]

Staring out into the future right now can feel like driving in a rainstorm and trying to see out the windshield.  It's not just the raindrops continuously hitting the glass -- the daily, weekly and monthly events confronting the world right now -- but also the windshield wipers on high speed trying to keep the [MORE ...]

It was 100 degrees here yesterday, and the day before, and the day before that too.  But we're going to continue the Fall theme this week with a few new items in your boxes that signal the direction we'll be going in the next month or two. Terra Firma grows Green Beans for a short [MORE ...]

We're having our first fall weather here at Terra Firma, or as I like to call it, "Fauxll". Late August often brings us a respite from the intense heat of summer, but it almost always returns in September -- sometimes with a vengeance. We are taking advantage of the nice weather to plant our 2021-22 [MORE ...]