Planting is done! For now!
Now I have the tasks of cultivating all the rows, fertilizing with worm castings tea, weed, weed weed, and then watch everything grow until I can pick something.
I am, actually, picking Swiss Chard, broccoli, purple peppers, peas, (both snap and sugar) blueberries, strawberries, blackberries ...and we got our first cucumber! A beautiful 10 inch cucumber. I hid it in the back of the fridge. Steve can demolish an entire cuc in one sitting! It's his favorite snack! He has also requested a cheesecake, topped with mixed berries! Who can refuse such a request?
I am looking for additional recipes for Swiss Chard. I have a lot! I even gave some away at our book club meeting the other night as a door prize! Ha!
Baby chicks are doing great! They are healthy and hopping everywhere! That is everywhere in their brooder coop! Having a great time trying to climb on each other.
Our ducks have deminished by 2. We are down to six because of the fox family that has taken to squatting in our stable up in back. The male comes out every morning and at dusk looking for dinner for his family! We are not amused! Steve is on patrol to scare him away at both shifts each day!
We have another problem, our pear trees. Last year the yield on the two trees was so great, we couldn't can the pears fast enough. This year I keep checking and I have not one pear on the tree. Before the tornados blew through, my trees were loaded with blossoms. They looked so beautiful. Then the next week, my trees have no blossoms or pears! Nothing but leaves! I think the tornados blew off all the blossoms before they can flower into fruit. Does anyone have any other theories? I have never had fruit trees before, so I am learning as I go along. I have 2 apple trees also. I have 1 visible apple. Same thing, blossoms were beautiful, then nothing! How can I go through an entire year without my Ginger Pear pork chops? Impossible!
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