Mar. 25 - 31, 2012

Temperature Range

• lows: 52 - 62° F
• highs: 66 - 83° F

Rainfall: 0.25"

Planted:

• potatoes, Red Norland (TSC), 5 #
• elder bushes, 2 (Shumway), 1 York, 1 
• strawberries, 25 Junes, 25 evers (Shumway)

Transplanted:

• strawberry plants

Harvested:

• broccoli
• kale
• lettuce
• asparagus

Egg Counts:

• Sun. 7
• Mon. 9
• Tues. 8
• Wed. 8
• Thurs. 8
• Fri. 9
• Sat. 9
• Week's Total: 58

Accomplished & Observed:

Sunday

• day of rest
• sprinkle of rain

Monday

• planted the rest of the potatoes
• planted the 2 elders
• discovered that the 2 I planted last year weren't dead
• apples, cherry, & pears blooming

Tuesday

• sent soil sample of back field to Kinsey Agricultural Services for a detailed soil test
• Dan built the frame for our worm bed

Wednesday

• planted 50 strawberry plants in lettuce & multiplier onion patch
• weeded herb beds

Thursday

• pulled all but 2 cabbage collard plants for seed
• fed pulled plants to goats
• transplanted strawberry plants being choked out by wiregrass 
• shredded cardboard & paper for worm bedding

Friday

• made yogurt from frozen milk
• newly planted comfrey blooming
• potatoes coming up

Saturday

• a little bit of rain