Saturday, October 29, 2011

October 23 - 29, 2011

Temperature Range:
  • lows: 41 - 51 F
  • highs:  57 - 74 F
Rainfall: 0.25"

Planted: 
  • 1st section of winter wheat
Harvested:
  • horehound
  • sage
  • Hutterite soup beans
  • calendula flowers
  • kale
  • beet greens
  • broccoli thinnings
  • lettuce
  • collards
  • cabbage leaves
Seeds saved:
  • okra
  • antique marigolds
Gathered:
  • pecans
  • wild onion tops
Egg Counts:
  • Sun. 0
  • Mon. 1
  • Tues. 2
  • Wed. 0
  • Thurs. 1
  • Fri. 0
  • Sat 1
  • Week's total: 5
Accomplished & Observed:
Sunday
  • day of rest
  • added chopped wild onion tops to scrambled eggs
  • found one of my layers (the Delaware) dead in the coop
Monday
  • picked herbs & dried beans
  • gathered & shelled pecans
Tuesday
  • pulled half the okra plants & fed to goats
  • pulled 1 bed of popcorn stalks
  • cleaned chicken coop & spread litter over an empty bed for the winter
  • pulled dead melon vines. Noted nematode nodes on roots
  • made yogurt
Thursday
  • planted 1st section of wheat
  • tilled for a 2nd section
  • cut broom corn sprouts to dry for goats
  • gathered more pecans
Friday
  • waxed cheese #15
Saturday
  • a light rain
  • autumn has definitely arrived
  • frost warning for tonight


2 comments:

  1. Leigh, what a lovely resource! Thank you for being able to share it.
    I like the color-coding on the garden plan for different planting seasons. I struggle with how to keep all the various planning factors straight on paper.

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  2. Thrivalista, thanks! Keeping the garden straight in my mind and remembering changes has been a real challenge. I'm terrible at keeping track of notebooks, so a blog seemed the best way. I'm delighted that it's helpful to someone else as well.

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