Welcome! We are a family owned farm in Spanish Springs, Nevada. We host field trips and events, board horses, sell eggs and produce we grow, and are open to the public during a PUMPKIN PATCH that is open each October!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
One month...
Here is our pumpkin field exactly one month after being planted! Aside from a few annoying squirrels who were digging up seeds and eating them (we set up a trap to take care of that problem), most of the seeds germinated! I have had to thin them down so that they are not crowded. The plants are so healthy and beautiful. We will keep praying for them to grow well!
Pumpkin farmers!
We can actually say we're farmers since now we have planted almost an acre of one kind of crop - pumpkins! It was a lot of work, but the whole family got involved, and a few friends. We are so excited to be growing pumpkins this year - the whole reason to open our pumpkin patch. We'll keep you posted on their progress.
First we had to set up a drip line on the whole field
Drip, drip.
Then we planted the seeds - 9 per grouping, 30 groups per row, 20 rows total. We figured about 5,400 seeds all planted by hand!
It took 10 of us about 6 hours to complete the whole planting process! Our kids worked so hard, I was really proud of them!
Our little farm
This blog was created to share pictures and information about our farm in Sparks NV. We host field trips, and are opening a pumpkin patch in October 2010! We are really excited about this business venture...or should I say adventure! Here are some pictures of the farm and some of the animals we have.
Kane - a one month old "cak" (cross between a yak and a cow!) and her yak mother named Sugar in the background
Some of our goats in one of the animal pens. Our goats are very friendly and will eat out of your hand.
Chicken coop and barn in the back.
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