Potatoes, weeded and hilled.
Rhubarb harvested( second harvest) and asparagus weeded
The strawberries, just beginning to ripen. Strawberry smoothie here wecome!
Our raspberries aren't far behind, Yeah!
The view from the corner where the raspberries are planted. The
continued picture is below.
This should give everyone an idea of our garden layouts. The 1/4 acre
plot is up front, then a plot runs along the fence that divides the front
garden/ orchard area from the back orchard and garden areas.
The salad garden is behind our garage( in the background you can
see the walking onions and garlic) The tree in the foreground is a
heritage apple, Liberty and the deer have been nibbling the leaves on
on the bottom, we need to surround it with wire this week. It just makes
it such a pain when mowing.
We won't have a beef for the freezer this Fall, and venison is sounding
like a good substitute *wink* Actually I like venison, but since we've
been raising our own beef Mike hasn't hunted. We hunt for meat, not
for sport or for horns.
Well.... I didn't get everything done that was on the List of To Do items.
We hauled 4 wheelbarrows( holds approx. 60-70 lbs of weeds per
load) full of weeds to the burn pile. We didn't get
the second planting of sweet corn in, we're still weeding the rows
it needs to be planted in.
It rained another 1/2 inch of rain last night and we had showers off and
on all day today.
Mike did get to cut and haul two full trailer loads of wood home. Now
to get the wedge built for the splitter and get it all split and stacked.
If the rain stops long enough Mike also needs to get our back pasture
swathed and if we'd be blessed with a few days of sunshine
he could get it baled and in the hay loft.
This next week is going to be hectic and I probably won't get to
blog much. *sigh*
May your week be filled with blessings big and small. We'll be
back ASAP! Until then we'll be missing you, fellow bloggers and will
need to catch up on all your blogs.
6 comments:
Great job. :)
I've been too busy again to be making lists. Sad. One emergency after the other. Rain is lovely, but it brings on all sorts of things we suddenly have to do.
It's been wonderful seeing the grass fill in this year in the pasture, though!
~Faith
Will miss you!! Your gardens are just producing right and left!! I am confused. If you raise beef, why can't you keep one or 1/2 of one for yourself? This week I plan to trim our many overgrown bushes and do a lot of weeding. See you when you get back!!...debbie
Your place looks so great. I'm wondering something though... Do you ever sleep????
You amaze me with what you all get done.
It looks GREAT! I'm far behind on some thing s as well, but I keep thinking of what I HAVE done!!
Kelle,
Your garden looks wonderful. Strawberries - yum!
Now that we are buying our own place, we can think about planting berries and asparagus and rhubarb! Yeah!
Blessings on the week,
Tonya
Faith,
Rain is a blessing for us, as we have sandy soil. Already we need to water the garden rows, they are so dry. I'd rather have this than mucky for weeks though, that is what we had at our other home.
Debbie,
We butchered a heifer last Fall, so meat won't be an issue until next year( we share with my parents). Because Addy didn't take when we AI'ed her last Fall, we're now a whole year before we get a calf( April or May of 2010, depending if she took with the bull this month or will have to try again next month) and then we raise them until they are two or so before butchering. Our actual timeline is close to three years before we have a beef , we raised, for our freezer. We however have friends who raise natural grass fed only beef and we'll buy one from them to keep us going and fill in with venison.
Sounds like you have your work all lined out, happy trimming and weeding*wink*
Millie,
LOL! Actually we're up at 5:30 am and get to bed around 10 pm. Once I get going, it's hard to stop, even for meals. When gardening season gets into full swing, my family knows that it's kind of a "fend for yourself" when it comes to meals. Mike and Cortney are both very understanding and fill in as cooks during this time. In the summer we typically eat light meals;sandwiches, cold salads, BBQ's, crock pot meals, fresh produce, etc.... this way we don't heat the house up cooking inside.
Cortney and I even bake cookies on the BBQ, as well as bread. It's time consuming though, because you need to be right there to watch, so it doesn't burn.
Michaela,
That is exactly what we do during canning season, when I get overwhelmed. I take a break and go downstairs to look at all that we've been blessed with and accomplished so far. Rows and rows of beautiful homegrown canned goods. God is Good!
Tonya,
We're so excited for your family! A place to call your own is such a blessing.Did you make an offer? When do you think you'll know anything? I remember the days spend waiting and dream about this place. I had a note book full of drawing, as to where we'd lay everything out, plant new trees, make a herb garden, a strawberry bed, etc..... Then once it was confirmed I spend the days packing, downsizing and getting ready for a HUGE yard sale. Praying for you and your family.
Thank you all for your compliments, when the day is coming to an end, I always take a walk( now it quicker due to misquitoes) and just survey what was accomplished that day, as well as over the last 6 yrs here. It's comforting to know that this old farm is coming back into it's own again, after many years of neglect and what a blessing it is to be a part of it all.
Our prayer is that you feel blessed today!
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