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Disk and plow.
· May 6 · The disk and plow sitting in a field of cover crop.
Irrigation pipe
May 5 · At the beginning of the growing season, in a ritual that is familiar to generations of people on the North Fork of Long Island whose youth involved working on a farm, Jose lays irrigation pipe in a field of asparagus.
Pruning trees
May 4 Manny using a professional-quality pair of pruning shears. We use high-quality equipment to prune our trees, to get the right kind of cuts.
Small cucumber plants in the greenhouse.
We protect our small cucumber plants in the greenhouse, where they will eventually produce 8-inch to 10-inch seedless cucumbers that will be ready for harvest at the end of May.
White blossoms on the apricot trees.
Plowing, in preparation for planting corn.
The farm road leading to the north.
Junior tomato plant
This junior tomato plant is growing so fast, you can almost see the soil being thrown up around it.
Conserve water
We conserve water and use the sun’s rays to help warm up the soil with this layer of white mulch.