The Art of Lazy Gardening

Fall is a busy time in the garden, even for the lazy gardener. Last week I cut down a bed full of cosmos as part of my annual fall gardening ritual. 

Cosmos

Cutty in the cosmos this summer

I then laid the pulled up plants on a newly dug bed and then in a couple of weeks you have seeds . They will also come up next spring.

Dead plants pulled up from another bed put down to seed

One week later after the rain from Irene - seedlings!  

Apple Picking with Irene

With the help of Hurricane Irene, I was able to pick my first crop of apples from our orchard - the 30 mile per hour winds definitely did a lot of the work!  

I will be peeling and freezing these apples for the approaching holidays.  Sister makes a mean apple pie!  

Twins!

We are pleased to announce our first set of twins at the farm. Although this is not a rarity we have not had any prior to this. Lowfields Lady Catherine de Burgh and her progeny are doing well!

Twins!  

Earthquake at Lowfields

All is well at Lowfields as we encountered Virginia's second recorded earthquake in 100 years and the largest on the East Coast since 1944.  
Registering a 5.8 magnitude on the Ritcher scale and only 40 miles from the farm, we did not sustain any major damage.   Only some content of the houses were shaken and one cow got sick in the middle of the night.   


Hoping our luck will continue with any after shocks and all will be quiet at Lowfields Farm once again.