054 - From Strawberries to Corn Mazes: Embracing the Summer Months
Time for a quick catch-up from the farm... we're transitioning out of the strawberry, and spring seasons and moving into summer.
004 - Strawberry Varieties - What We Grow at Yoders' Farm
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About this Episode
In this episode Lowell and I give a brief overview of how the Pick-Your-Own strawberry season has gone here in South Central Virginia. Then we dive into the main topic of the episode, strawberry varieties. Lowell gave an overview of several varieties that we grow here at our farm as well as a number that he has tried over the year, and a few that are possible candidates for future tests here in Rustburg.
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052 - Cold Nights As We Enter Spring
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050 - Early Winter Months - Merry Christmas
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049 - Fall Pumpkin & Corn Maze Season and 2023 PYO Strawberry Planting
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048 - The Dog Days of Summer - Almost Pumpkin Season
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047 - Mowing the PYO Strawberry Patch - Summer at the Farm
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046 - Recap of the 2022 PYO Strawberry Season
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045 - A Rough Week of Strawberry Farming
In this episode, Lowell and Eldon catch up to talk about the past month or so here at the farm. Of particular interest to us recently have been several freezing temperatures that have caused some pretty major damage to our PYO strawberry patch, even though we did all that we could to protect the blooms and buds.