Wow, it’s been a long while since I posted anything. So, lets get to the news… We’ve added an animal to our farm. “Pippin Tom” is our Thanksgiving Turkey. He’s a handsome white boy. I’ve been getting a few cucumbers from the garden (and, yes, it’s about the only thing we are getting.) That means I’ve…
It’s a 1-2-3 punch for this year’s potato plants. My poor potatoes. They looked so beautiful when they first came up. Then they seemed to be struggling. They had curled leaves and were generally scraggly plants. Then the Colorado Potato Beetle arrived. The CPB laid eggs which hatched into pink slugs that tried to eat…
Got up early to go blackberry picking today but noticed the red sky just as dawn was breaking and decided to check the radar. Yup, rain coming in. Okay, so now what do I do? It’s sometimes very tough to change gears after having a plan for the day. The animals are all fine. The…
I go through about a half gallon of tea each day by myself. This is better than the Pepsi I used to drink 2 liters of each day. Maybe by the time I’m grown up, I’ll get around to drinking more water than anything else. Maybe. I thought I had the best recipe for cold…
Part of this morning was spent working on the vineyard. We have eight grape vines planted, mulched and watered. Plus, there is one that might not survive so it has been granted a private space. This is one of our farm projects. I stopped to see how things were coming with the vineyard and realized…
Two of the Chicklets. Still so small. Maroochy has been pacing the fence of the pen for a couple of days. I mentioned to MM that I think she’s ready to go back with the other ladies. But, I needed her to teach the Chicklets how to roost. So, this evening as I assisted them…
Overcast and damp on the farm this morning. Oh, how we need the rain! Praying that there is no bad storms coming with this. I was able to transplant 46 sweet potato plants on Saturday. Along with that I put in 2 beds of onion sets and 1 bed of garlic. MM and assistants were…
Good mornin’, y’all. It’s kinda cool this fine morning on the farm. Maroochy and the Chicklets are getting along real nice. I turned at one point yesterday and caught one of the Chicklets hitching a ride on mama’s back. 🙂 Even if I’d had a camera, I wouldn’t have been quick enough to catch the…
Much to my surprise and joy, one of the grape vines we planted last year has survived and has leafed out! Whoo!! I had resigned myself to having lost them all after the late freeze. Finding that one vine helped motivate me while working on getting the vineyard cleared and prepped for new vines. 🙂…
Maroochy and the Chicklets have adjusted to their new digs. I found a purple iris that had bloomed even though Sweet Pea had chewed on it. I also found where she has been sleeping in my flower bed. 🙁 Thankfully, Bear let us know about our first copperhead of the season. MM and DJ dispatched…