What's New on the Farm?

March: Spring is on its way and we are awaiting the arrival of this year's new Christmas tree seedlings and Pumpkin seeds.

April: Grandchildren Hannah and Steven are working on a cold weekend morning replacing tree that did not survive from last years planting

Larry Stokoe is driving the tree transplanter while Hannah and Steven plant new trees that will not be ready to harvest until the years 2015 to 2018.

May: The cones need to be picked from the Fraser Fir trees. The Fraser cones are not like the Pine cone used for decorations. They become dry, and fall apart leaving only a brown stem - not what you would like on your special Christmas Tree. Oats and clover were planted as a cover crop on the field that will grow pumpkins in 2008. This helps control weeds, erosion, and adds nutrients back into the soil.

June: Pumpkins were planed two weeks later then last year as we waited for some much needed rain.

Wesley harvested our first cutting of hay with the help of Matt, Greg, Hannah C., Anthony and 7th generation cousins Ashley, Brendan, Desirae and Hannah.

Grand daughter Desirae Sweet is home from her first year at collage just in time to start mowing between rows of trees for weed and grass control.

July: It has been a very dry year so the 1.7 inches of rain the first week of July helped perk up the new pumpkin plants.

On the 7th and 8th of July Desirae and Hannah Sweet helped their Aunt Suzanne map and cut out this years Corn Maze. We only got lost a few times ourselves!

Our crack, and crack up, team of tree trimmers endure the heat and insects of July to use their artistic skills to work with Mother Nature to create a perfect Christmas Tree for you this year and years to come. A tree needs to be trimmed starting at three years old and it takes 8 to 10 years to grow a Christmas Tree.