June 3 - 9, 2012

Temperature Range

• lows: 55 - 66° F
• highs: 74 - 84° F

Rainfall: 1.55"

Planted:

• cowpeas, Ozark Razorback (saved seed)
• field corn, Truckers Favorite (saved seed)

Harvested:

• peaches, 
• sand cherries
• garlic

Preserved:

• dehydrated peaches
• froze peaches

Egg Counts:

• Sun. 8
• Mon. 7
• Tues. 8
• Wed. 6
• Thurs 8
• Fri. 6
• Sat. 7
• Week's Total: 50

Observed & Accomplished
Sunday

• day of rest
• buckwheat is blooming
• plan to plant 3rd section of corn tomorrow

Monday

• rain. No corn planting
• tried to get broody hen off empty nest. several times
• picked a few more sand cherries. very tart

Tuesday

• more rain
• made our 1st peach pie of the year!
• peaches have less worms than last year but many are rotting on the tree. Need to research

Wednesday

• drizzle
• volunteer cosmos blooming in front yard
• black eyed susans blooming
• front herb bed is a mess

Thursday

• harvested garlic even though it was too wet
• dehydrated peaches
• gave broody hen 3 eggs to set
• more drizzle

Friday

• picked & dehydrated peaches

Saturday

• Dan tilled where we harvested the wheat and I planted cowpeas
• planted the last 4 rows of field corn
• froze almost a quart of peaches
• not enough peach harvest to can yet