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Category Archives: Phenology
Hollyhocks starting to bloom
It is a beautiful time of the year when the flowers start to bloom. These hollyhocks in particular were transplanted or started from seed to beautify the grounds of Sol Feliz while providing for pollinators. These are the very … Continue reading
Poppies and roses in full bloom at Sol Feliz Farm
The poppies and yellow roses have always bloomed together here at Sol Feliz Farm. We like to look at the timing of flowering (phenology) and see if it might indicate anything about the growing season or if we see any … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, climate change, flowering, flowering times, phenology, poppies, roses, Taos
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Apricots flowering at Sol Feliz
Our apricot trees started flowering recently. We inherited a wonderful apricot from my grandparents and were able to graft it to make two more trees (we had three, but one of them died.) We got another apricot from Tooley’s Trees … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, apricots, flowering, fruit production, orchard, orchards, Sol Feliz, trees
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Maize pollinating at Sol Feliz
This is the beautiful time of the growing season when life is happening. The corn is pollinating and we feel good knowing that everything has worked out nicely so far. An important aspect of this time is look and make … Continue reading
Harvesting dry legumes for food and research
Today we got around to some harvesting of our dry peas and fava beans. These kinds of crops, if not picked fresh for sweet peas or green beans, are best left until the very end of their life cycle to … Continue reading
Posted in Acequia Culture, AIRE, Phenology, Sol Feliz Farm
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Capulín (chokecherry) harvest
I would say capulín is an iconic food of northern New Mexico. It is native to the Americas, I hear the ones in Mexico have fruit berries that grow several times larger than ours. About half of the berry is … Continue reading
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First peas at Parr field
Here are the peas, or alberjon, forming and flowering. These plants suffered some as they were planted later than usual and did not get sufficient water at the beginning. Nevertheless, they are producing nicely to where we will get a … Continue reading
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Squash are flowering at Parr field
Here is a nice representative picture of our milpa with the squash in center stage. You can see the beans on the left and the corn behind and on the right. The squash are flowing and the plants are huge! … Continue reading
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