Farm update
Posted on February 18, 2010 - Filed Under animals, babies, birthday, chickens, farm maintenance, planting, seeds, vegetables, weather | 1 Comment
Freezing! Temperature was 24 degrees. It actually snowed last Friday night for about 20 minutes. Everyone inside is bundled in blankets. Everyone outside is bundled in hay.
New Baby goat born on my birthday! Her name is Millie. She’s multi-colored. Photos to come, promise. She had a twin brother, but he mysteriously disappeared one night. No [...]
Neither rain, nor wind…um, scratch that
Posted on May 24, 2009 - Filed Under farm maintenance, seeds, vegetables, weather | 2 Comments
So, it’s been a while since my last post. Reasons: I’ve been technologically repressed (my laptop was kaput, but no more) and environmentally depressed (rain, wind, more rain, more wind, tornado, rain, wind, cold snap, rain, wind, wind).
So spring sprung…hooray! Through February and March, John and I had been maniacally planting seedlings [...]
Hoe there girl
Posted on March 14, 2009 - Filed Under Activism, farm maintenance, food safety, grass, neighbors, pests, planting, plows, seeds, tractor, vegetables | 1 Comment
After my hectic morning yesterday, I decided to spend the afternoon in the relative safety of the pasture garden-to-be. Our neighbor came over the other day and harrowed the area for us to help get the clumps of grass and weeds somewhat under control so there is room for the plants we prefer to [...]
Read More..>>The new seeds are here, the new seeds are here!
Posted on February 21, 2009 - Filed Under seeds, vegetables | 1 Comment
Finally!
Now that we have a few growing seasons under our belts, we’re feeling more inclined to stick with the things we’ve tried and been successful with — and we actually like to eat. However, you can’t not try at least some (that’s the key word, some — not all, some) of the tempting specimens seen [...]
Temporary thaw
Posted on February 10, 2009 - Filed Under animals, farm maintenance, herbs, horse, pears, pests, planting, plows, seeds, spring, trees, vegetables, weather | 2 Comments
After weeks of below freezing temperatures, rain and bluster, this week started with sun and warmth…aaaah….making working outside a pleasure again. I don’t know how long it will last, so I’m trying to take advantage.
The only thing in bloom right now is the Asian pear tree which seemed to thrive on the much cooler temperatures. [...]
It’s not just the economy seeing a downturn
Posted on November 3, 2008 - Filed Under compost, cost of living, economy, frost, pecans, planting, seeds, spinach, sunflowers, trees, vegetables | Leave a Comment
Our gardens and our pecan trees seem to be following in the footsteps of our economy. Not much there.
Summer gardens did really well. Just about everything grew well and bore fruit. My pepper and eggplants are still going strong. Yet we had meager returns on seeds planted this fall. Out of 15+ seeds planted for [...]
My pet rock
Posted on October 12, 2008 - Filed Under birds, crafts, green market, products, seeds, sunflowers | Leave a Comment
John and I are always trying to find that simple “thing” that is easy to make and market, and everyone wants. Hopefully, it would be more useful than a pet rock, but it follows those same rules that made everyone buy a rock in a box…you know you had one. I did!
While preparing [...]
Before and After
Posted on September 6, 2008 - Filed Under seeds, sunflowers | 1 Comment
My beautiful plot of sunflowers is now gone. Their sunny upright faces are now heavy hanging heads of sunflower seeds. Mmmm…sunflower seeds.
Read More..>>Garden Geek
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under farm maintenance, fruit, grass, herbs, pasture, pests, planting, seeds, vegetables, worms | Leave a Comment
Call me a garden geek, but it’s really exciting when tiny plants start popping where you simply put a teeny tiny seed under some dirt with a sprinkling of water. Our last minute lettuce is thriving: beautiful baby leaf lettuce just like I used to buy from a bag! And almost all the carrots have [...]
Read More..>>Signs of progress in a list form
Posted on April 20, 2008 - Filed Under fruit, herbs, planting, seeds, vegetables | 3 Comments
IN THE GROUND!
Melons: honeymoon, canteloupe, american melon, honeydew, planters jumbo
Mammoth Red Mangel Beets
Tomatoes: black cherry, dad’s sunset, carbon (purple), reisentraube, dr. carolyn (yellow)
Carrots: scarlet nantes, danvers, cosmic purple, lunar white, little finger
Lettuce: butterhead, european mesclun, rocky top, big boston, little gem
Peanuts: Tennessee Red, Pre-Civil War
Japanese white eggplant
Peppers: tobasco, thai red chili, chinese 5-color, asti rosso, [...]