September 1, 2004

On Mount Desert Island, Maine, Matt knows everybody. Or at least everybody knows Matt. Farmer Matt. We couldn’t go anywhere on the island without meeting someone who knew Matt. We know Matt Gerald from the flower grower’s conferences, and we look forward to seeing him there every year, but to those of us in Texas, […]

In the August issue of GFM I covered the beginnings of winter cropping. Now I’ll finish with this large part of our farm’s operations by covering soil management, planting, and harvesting; saving cold-hardy seed; greenhouse management; human comfort and safety; and sales. Soil management and plantingProper soil management for successful winter cropping revolves around two