Feb, 5 - 11, 2012

Temperature Range

• lows: - 23 - 49 F
• highs: 42 - 68 F

Rainfall: scant

Harvested:

• beets
• kale
• radishes
• collards
• cabbage-collards

Gathered:

• acorns for the goats

Egg Counts

• Sun. 7
• Mon. 6
• Tues. 9
• Wed. 4
• Thurs. 8
• Fri. 6
• Sat. 8
• Week's Total: 48

Accomplished & Observed
Sunday

• day of rest
• break in the rain
• sprayed wheat with fish emulsion (5-1-1)

Tuesday

• cutting down milking to every other day
• pickled hard boiled eggs are yummy!

Wednesday

• day started with a drizzly rain
• terraced a few more garden beds
• mulched a few more garden beds
• steamed beets & garden salad for dinner
• fed tops & trimmings to goats
• they still like their grain better

Thursday

• seed order from Shumway arrived
• took the goats into the woods with my while I cut evergreen branches for the boys to eat

Friday

• got a puppy as a livestock dog!

Saturday

• wind! very cold, temperature dropping all day
• Welsummer egg today. 1st in a long time