FARMING
About!
This farm is located about 16 miles north west of Deeth Nevada. The average rain fall is about 9 inches and about 3 feet or so of snow. The climate is dry and most of the farming is Ranching. The soil is nearly dead but with the right cover crop and till/cultivating the soil does come to life.
This is the second year of farming and testing. I am learning a lot about what grows and dealing with both insects, large animals and water.
Water is the biggest challenge which using what we learned last year we are doing much better. I am currently using about 100 gallons of water on the crops every week. The next big challenge is insects and birds. Most everything is covered and we hope to have a 45 X 65 foot greenhouse next year which would have a weave cover (not plastic) to keep the insects and birds out.
What we Grow!
CROP REPORT July 4th
- Summer Squash 111
- Winter Squash 122
- Bulb Onions 117
- Bush Beans Provider 114
- Bush Beans Jade 130
- Cucumbers 10
- Onions Plot 2 failed
- Round Radishes 100
- French Breakfast Radishes 123
- Cabbage 47
- Lettuce failed
- Potatoes 3
Lost 26 winter squash on June 21st due to freeze
Lost 28 Provider beans on June 21st due to freeze
Goals for 2025 Growing season
Last Year
The big challenge last year was the 400,000 plus grasshoppers per acre that tried to eat every single thing on the farm including me the farmer. We also experienced a two day freeze mid June but given covered crops only lost some squash.
We also made some big changes to the way we plant thanks to our learning from Spring Rain Farm and the state of Nevada training.
This Year
This year we will try to complete two small greenhouses and convert an old van into a greenhouse for all the tomato plants. No raised beds and all planting very tight to conserve on water. We have also added a large amount of additional water storage.
The image on the left shows what you can expect us to see at the farmers markets. See you there.