Posted By Bob on May 13, 2009
We bought this tree at a fundraising auction two years ago. Last year it flowered out beautifully, then caterpillars devoured every leaf of the tree and we thought it was a goner. Than a few weeks later all the leaves grew back. Here it is in all its glory in mid May.
Posted By Bob on May 8, 2009
Digital cameras have other uses beyond taking pictures for others to see. Sometimes they can be used as a great visual reminder of how to put a piece of equipment back together. Here we’re taking pictures of the mower deck before removing it to sharpen clean it, sharpen the blades, and put a new belt on. Once we’ve completed all the work we’ll be able to reference the pictures to see what do hickey goes in which spot.
Posted By Bob on May 1, 2009
We go through a ton of plug trays, seemingly an endless amount. It seems that whenever a few more trays of baby plants go in the ground a bunch more go from the light racks to the greenhouse. All in a days work. Eventually by the end of June the plug trays are all planted out, and we just direct seed from there.
Posted By Bob on April 21, 2009
The first blooms are out, and of course they are the daffodils. The hint of yellow here and there when you walk outside is awesome. Tulips should be coming on soon as I see most of them are in bud stage. It seems a little late, but every year is different.
Posted By Bob on April 20, 2009
All of our nutrient inputs come in the form of composted cow, sheep, and goat manure. Each year in April we have a number of loads of cow manure delivered from the neighbour, and we mix that with our pile of sheep and goat manure. That pile gets flipped about 3 times over 12 months, and the following year we have some really nice compost. Now we’re in the process of tilling in a liberal amount on the beds we’ll be seeding into first.
Posted By Bob on April 15, 2009
We spent a bit of time putting up a divider fence in our pasture. Our goal this year is to split the pasture into three equal areas and then rotate the sheep and goats through those areas every three weeks. This should reduce worm load, as well as give the grass a chance to bounce back for six weeks before getting mowed down again.
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