KNOW YOUR ONION!
BEFORE
AFTER
HANGING AROUND
PEACH/BLACKBERRY/APPLE COBBLER
Clover Creek is great. Thurston and Annelle are super hosts and we feel at home here...except for our sleeping arrangements. Our accommodations here are not terrible, not even by a long shot. They're far better than several places we've stayed, in fact. However, we are sleeping in a small trailer that has a bed, a table, two small bench seats and both a non-functional kitchen and toilet. If we were on the road with this baby hitched to us, we'd be set. But since we're stationary, it's less than ideal. It does, however, have electricity, and is situated but a mere 15 pace walk from their house and even less to the nearest bathroom in the garage. We're cozy, but the bed is kind of small and Aaron is taller than he wants to believe so unfortunately he keeps hitting his head, feet, and/or side while sleeping. It's a good thing he's a good sleeper and these momentary annoyances don't disrupt his beauty rest.
There is no short supply of farm work to do here and we love that. We transplanted two trays of onions into the greenhouse this morning. First we separated the onions and their delicate roots from two flats that each contained at least 50 sprouting onions. Natural selection helped us pick the strongest, most viable candidates, which we transplanted into the greenhouse floor. They are spaced six inches apart, allowing enough room for easy weeding and full bulb development but not wasting any space, thus maximizing potential onion yield. We then hand weeded around the garlic/strawberry/lettuce bed and removed tall grass that was inhibiting growth due to the shade they were creating. The second half of our morning was spent walking the vineyard again. We managed to tie down three full rows of cordons in need of training and extra stability. The balance of work here is really nice; we work on garden and veggies in the early morning and then work in the vineyard for the second half of the morning. We usually have the afternoons to ourselves but have a daily fiddleneck weeding party around 5:30pm before we head in to prepare dinner. We are thoroughly enjoying learning skills in the vegetable gardens and in the vineyards as well as the company and conversation of our hosts.
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