Rock Farm

05/30/2026

Saturday, 5-30-26, at the Haile Plantation Farmers Market I will have a good number of blackberries. I hope we have a rain free morning! See you there.

05/23/2026

Today, 5-23-2)6, at the Haile Plantation Farmers market I will have LOTS of blackberries!
See you there

05/14/2026

The Freedom Blackberries are beginning to ripen. I should have enough to begin selling them this Saturday at the Haile Plantation Farmers Market 5-16-26. I won’t have a lot to start with so come early.

The Freedom variety of blackberries are starting to ripen. It looks like I should have enough to start selling them this coming Saturday (5-16-26) at the Hai...

04/25/2026

I bought 4 National Walking Sprinklers almost 10 years ago and I’m glad I did. The company went out of business about 3 or 4 years ago. If you find a used B3 model (the largest they made and the one in the video) in good shape they sell for $300 or more dollars. I believe I’ll keep mine until I can’t garden any more and then probably pass them on to the children. They’re built that well.

My Trusty National Walking Sprinkler

04/21/2026

Our little Zebu cattle love the mulberry leaves we trim off our tree for them. They always come running.

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04/12/2026

I bought these over 30 years ago. They were called “Saylors Caps” and had 2 parts. They were metal frame and 18x36 inch 4 mil clear bags. They are so much easier to use than the wall of waters type items being sold today. 2 people can put these on plants way faster than wall of waters. We would have one person filling the bag with a hose dragged down the row and then positioning the bag with water on the cage and the other person would guide the bag on as it rolled down the sides of the cage making the double wall. They even were made with the top metal ring slightly smaller in diameter than the bottom one which made them more stable and when you are done with them for the year they stack nicely on top of one another. I’ve checked and new 18x36 inch bags are about 50 cents each when you buy a box of 200. I’ve got a friend looking into how much to have the metal cages made.

I bought these over 30 years ago. They were called “Saylors Caps” and had 2 parts. They were metal frame and 18x36 inch 4 mil clear bags. They are so much ea...

03/22/2026

I put out the vegetable transplants today. I cover them with a wire cover with a plastic shopping bag over it. It protects the young transplants and helps them get off to a good start.

I put out the tomato, pepper, cantaloupe, squash, and cucumber transplants to day. I put covers over them using shopping bags that protect them and help them...

03/08/2026

It’s been a while since I posted anything so I guess I need to start back. We finished trimming the Zebu hooves today. You have to do it about 1x per year and this year we had a new working chute that made it much easier. It’s made by a company called Filson and I wish I had bought one years ago.

We bought a new Filson calf table that has been adapted by the manufacturer for miniature Zebu hoof trimming. I would never go back to any other way. This ma...

12/28/2025

The winter garden is coming along nicely.if we don’t get too cold temps it looks promising.

The winter garden is moving along nicely.

11/01/2025

I mowed down the Sun H**p and tilled it in then covered part with hay for the winter garden and planted the rest in ryegrass for a winter cover crop.

10/26/2025

The Freedom blackberries are almost as growth as the Kiowa.

The Freedom variety of blackberry is a thornless variety that is large and sweet. Not as large as Kiowa but no thorns is nice.