Just pulled my seed potatoes out of the cellar. Some I had bought earlier this spring, others I had saved from last year. They all had shoots on them (some 2-3 feet long) and were growing through all the boxes, but since the shoots were white (due to lack of light), I had to pull them off and let them regrow. In a couple of days when the green "eyes" show, I will be planting them. All in all there were around 150-200 potatoes. I'm seeing mashed taters this Christmas!
Since spraying our property, we haven't been free-ranging out chickens for obvious reasons. We have been wanting, though, to build a portable run for them so that they could get out of their coop, but be kept from eating the areas of the yard that they shouldn't eat (including my pathetic garden). While my cousin Chris was here, he bought materials and helped me assemble a portable run. It is made from half-inch PVC, a handful of couplings, a bird net and a couple dozen tie-wraps to hold the net in place. Here are the chickens enjoying there new playground. (Thanks Chris!)
Speaking of chickens (no, not Chris), here is a picture of one of the little fluff-balls that I posted a picture of back in May... they do grow fast!
Yeah, we even have a rooster; he can't crow yet and is rather wimpy. While I was chasing him down to take his picture, he tries to hide... under the legs of another chicken! But I got a couple pictures of him anyway.
Next up, my pathetic garden. Had more problems with germination this year. The seeds that came up are doing beautifully. Problem is... most of the seeds didn't come up.
Here is a picture of some of the few survors:
Beets
Kohlrabi
and Rutabaga
We had some pathetic cilantro, basil and lettuce come up... don't think I could show it to you without tearing up. The kale and spinach didn't even show! Ah, the life of the student gardener; but then again, a good GPA does look better on an engineers resume than a green thumb.
Strawberries came and went. They did pretty well. Here are our late growing raspberries and a picture of the only bowl of cherries we got off the tree.
Better luck next year, I guess...
Since spraying our property, we haven't been free-ranging out chickens for obvious reasons. We have been wanting, though, to build a portable run for them so that they could get out of their coop, but be kept from eating the areas of the yard that they shouldn't eat (including my pathetic garden). While my cousin Chris was here, he bought materials and helped me assemble a portable run. It is made from half-inch PVC, a handful of couplings, a bird net and a couple dozen tie-wraps to hold the net in place. Here are the chickens enjoying there new playground. (Thanks Chris!)
Speaking of chickens (no, not Chris), here is a picture of one of the little fluff-balls that I posted a picture of back in May... they do grow fast!
Yeah, we even have a rooster; he can't crow yet and is rather wimpy. While I was chasing him down to take his picture, he tries to hide... under the legs of another chicken! But I got a couple pictures of him anyway.
Next up, my pathetic garden. Had more problems with germination this year. The seeds that came up are doing beautifully. Problem is... most of the seeds didn't come up.
Here is a picture of some of the few survors:
Beets
Kohlrabi
and Rutabaga
We had some pathetic cilantro, basil and lettuce come up... don't think I could show it to you without tearing up. The kale and spinach didn't even show! Ah, the life of the student gardener; but then again, a good GPA does look better on an engineers resume than a green thumb.
Strawberries came and went. They did pretty well. Here are our late growing raspberries and a picture of the only bowl of cherries we got off the tree.
Better luck next year, I guess...
Yeah! A new post! Thanks for keeping us updated on the farm! PS - don't worry about that young cockerel of yours... he'll be crowing soon enough, then, if I may borrow a quote, "The problem is getting him to shut up".
ReplyDeleteYeah, haven't posted for a little while; my garden has been a little neglected this year. Didn't recognize the quote, but maybe I'm just a bit tired. Later, bro!
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