A long hot weekend but we got a lot done.
Friday, I fertilized the corn, pumpkins, beets and cauliflower with worm casting tea. Thinned the beets. Transplanted 4 large volunteer tomato plants and fertilized them with tea as well. Picked spinach, lettuce, zucchini, cucumbers, peas, and beans. Washed it all, cooked the spinach and froze it.
Saturday, thinned the carrots, thinned one of the collard beds and ended up with 6 lbs of collard greens to cook and freeze. The house smelled really strange after 3 hours of that.
Steve removed the heavy brush growing around the chicken coop and horse corrals. No we don't have horses, but we have a great set up for large animals. Someday! Cows? Pigs? Sheep? Alpaca's? Who Knows. I am reading up on all of them first!
Sunday, picked the above items in pictures. Assorted veggies and 5 lbs of potatoes.
Steve and I emptied and moved the garden shed, giving us about 20 feet of growing space for a new bed. We will use that to start our fall selections of Kale, Lettuce, bush beans and a few other varieties.
Monday, Steve woke me at 7:00AM with a cup of coffee. 67 degrees and only 65% humidity made it perfect for a good training bike ride. 10 quick miles down 223rd St. back at home in 43 minutes. Not too shabby but I have to knock off at least 5 minutes from my time.
I then organized my new shelves in the garden shed. Now I can find everything. Steve mowed the lawn (with our Kubota, pictured above) and by 3 PM we were very hot and sticky. A frosty Corona and a dip in the pool made the afternoon go by quickly and cool. I was falling asleep by 8:30PM.
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