Farm Seasonal Task Calendar (.ics)

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X-WR-CALNAME:Lancaster County Farm Tasks 2025
X-WR-CALDESC:Seasonal tasks for sweet corn\, tomatoes\, garlic\, butternut\
 , green beans\, lettuce and laying hens
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-001@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250202
SUMMARY:READ ME: How this farm calendar was built
DESCRIPTION:FROST DATES USED: Last spring frost about April 25 and first fa
 ll frost about October 15 (roughly 50% probability). These are ESTIMATES. 
 I could not reach a frost-date source while building this\, so they are ba
 sed on typical dates for southeastern Pennsylvania (Lancaster County is ro
 ughly USDA zone 6b/7a). Check them against a Penn State Extension or NOAA 
 frost table and shift dates if needed.\n\nLOCATION: Lancaster County\, Pen
 nsylvania.\nDATE RANGE: February 1 to December 15\, 2025.\n\nKEY ASSUMPTIO
 NS:\n- Tomatoes and the first lettuce are started indoors or in a heated g
 reenhouse. Butternut and green beans are direct-sown.\n- Sweet corn: a fir
 st planting around May 1 followed by about 5 more plantings every 2 weeks 
 through July 10 to keep ears coming for market from late July into fall. D
 ays to maturity for common varieties are assumed: sweet corn 70-85\, cherr
 y tomatoes 60-65 from transplant\, slicers 70-80\, butternut 100-110\, bus
 h beans 50-60\, lettuce 45-60 from seed.\n- Garlic for 2025 harvest was pl
 anted in fall 2024. Garlic for 2026 gets planted this October.\n- Weekly m
 arket on Saturdays from about May 10 to October 25\, with prep on Fridays.
  The calendar holds no market or CSA dates you gave me\, so move the recur
 ring event to fit your real market day.\n- No high tunnel and no organic c
 ertification were mentioned. Fertility and pest notes are kept general.\n\
 nWEATHER VARIES: Weather changes from year to year. Shift dates based on s
 oil temperature\, the 10-day forecast and what you see in the field. Don't
  follow the calendar blindly.\n\nSUGGESTION: Check with your county Penn S
 tate Extension office for local variety trials\, soil testing and pest ale
 rts. You can use your one free change request to add your real market days
 \, frost dates or other crops.\n\nMade by a Donkley AI worker. AI can make
  mistakes\; please review before you rely on it.
CATEGORIES:Planning
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-002@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250204
SUMMARY:Planning: Order seed and supplies
DESCRIPTION:Order sweet corn\, tomato\, butternut\, green bean and lettuce 
 seed now\, before popular varieties sell out. Also stock up on seed-starti
 ng mix\, trays\, row cover\, drip tape\, stakes and twine. Tip: pick sweet
  corn types with staggered days to maturity so ears keep coming all summer
 .
CATEGORIES:Planning
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-003@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250211
SUMMARY:Planning: Map fields and succession schedule
DESCRIPTION:Sketch where corn\, tomatoes\, squash\, beans and lettuce will 
 go this year\, rotating away from last year's spots for each crop family. 
 Plan corn in blocks of at least 4 rows for good pollination. Keep superswe
 et (sh2) corn well apart from other types or stagger their silking dates.
CATEGORIES:Planning
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-004@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250202
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SUMMARY:Hens: Weekly winter waterer freeze check
DESCRIPTION:Check waterers\, heated bases and cords for ice\, damage or wea
 r. Hens drink less when water freezes\, and laying drops. Tip: keep a spar
 e waterer ready to swap in on very cold mornings.
CATEGORIES:Livestock
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-005@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250205
SUMMARY:Hens: Review day length and lighting
DESCRIPTION:Day length is growing\, and hens need about 14 hours of light t
 o lay well. If you use supplemental light\, add it in the early morning on
  a timer and change it gradually. Check fixtures for dust and keep them aw
 ay from bedding.
CATEGORIES:Livestock
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-006@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250215
SUMMARY:Hens: Feed and bedding inventory
DESCRIPTION:Count feed\, grit\, oyster shell and bedding on hand. Plan purc
 hases through spring so you don't run short during muddy weeks.
CATEGORIES:Livestock
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-007@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250203
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SUMMARY:Hens: Weekly coop and flock check
DESCRIPTION:Walk the coop and run. Check feeders\, waterers\, nest box bedd
 ing\, egg cleanliness and any birds acting off. Keep good biosecurity: use
  dedicated boots and keep wild birds away from feed. Call your vet right a
 way if birds look sick.
CATEGORIES:Livestock
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-008@donkley.app
DTSTAMP:20250101T000000Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250218
SUMMARY:Lettuce: Start first transplants indoors
DESCRIPTION:Sow the first lettuce trays now to transplant in late March or 
 early April under row cover. Lettuce germinates best at 60-70°F and can s
 truggle above 80°F. Tip: barely cover the seed\, because many varieties n
 eed light to sprout.
CATEGORIES:Planting
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DESCRIPTION:Start first lettuce seeds tomorrow
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UID:donkley-farm-2025-009@donkley.app
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