plotsField notes
Notes from the field, the greenhouse, and the back office.
invasive species · 6 min
Pulling the Invaders: Mechanical Control of Mimosa, Privet, Ivy, and Princess Tree
What invasive plants share is the reason they are a problem: they spread by prolific seed and by root or runner, and they shade out and replace natives fast.
interplanting · 6 min
Hire the Marigolds: What Interplanting Actually Saves a Small Market Garden
A $3 packet of marigold seed. 6 squash plants protecting 100. The empty space between your crops is already irrigated, weeded, and paid for. Interplanting puts it to work — fewer pests, fewer sprays, more food off the same beds.
composting · 3 min
What the 2026 fertilizer crisis is teaching small growers about on-farm fertility.
Urea up 47%. Diesel up 46%. 70% of US farmers can't afford the fertilizer they need. What to do this season, this fall, and next year.
That's all the field notes for now.
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