Saturday, March 31, 2012

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

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