The garden is finally done. I finished digging and it is also completely planted with the first crop. We have already begun harvesting lots of salad greens, radishes, and our first round of broccolli(obviously planted much earlier). Tomatoes, peppers, corn, peas, brussel sprouts squash, zukes, cucumbers, canteloupe, and watermelon all in. Once the corn gets a few inches on it we will plant greenbeans and pumpkins.
The second round of planting will begin in a few weeks once all the early stuff and the peas are spent. That is looking like limas and I am not sure what else.
We had to do some major repair to the fence when I stupidly forgot to make sure the gate to the pasture was closed one evening and the goats got out. Luckily they did not do that much damage, mainly because I think my wife found them not too long after they had gotten out.
With the garden somewhat under control I have to start thinking about other things. Three big ones are butchering the chickens, shearing the sheep, and finish spraying the fruit trees. None of the three are an easy task but they are mostly time consuming, perhaps the most precious and smallest resource I have.
Well on to some good news. My wife and are about 19 weeks away from our second child. We have held off telling anyone for several reasons, mainly because we want to keep stress down. But homesteading has taught us a lot of things that are wrong with society around us. And when it comes to having a baby it seems there are more. I think people ask a lot of questions that they do not have the right to ask, or feel it is ok to touch a woman's belly. We are also not happy with the medical industry in the USA. That is all I am going to say in a public blog. For my friends feel free to message me and I will give yall alot more info.
Life on the farm is never done! But, it's so rewarding, isn't it?
Herbalpagan06:12 AM CST