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

May 27 - June 2, 2012

Temperature Range:

• lows: 55 - 69° F
• highs: 74 - 84° F

Rainfall: 0.65"

Planted: nothing

Harvested:

• peaches
• sand cherries
• potatoes, Red Norlands

Preserved:

• 14 qts carrots (store bought organic)

Egg Counts:

• Sun. 6
• Mon. 10
• Tues. 4
• Wed. ?
• Thurs. 8
• Fri. 5
• Sat. 7
• Week's Total: 40+

Got really behind on my observations and record keeping this week. 

May Wk 3: 15 - 21

Temperature Range:

• lows: 47 - 61
• highs: 60 - 88

Rainfall: only sprinkles

Planted:

• sand cherry bushes (Burgess)
• butternut squash (saved seed)
• borage (Pinetree Gardens)
• field corn, Truckers Favorite (Shumway)
• black oil sunflowers (feed store)

Harvested:

• peas
• Swiss chard
• yarrow
• calendula
• comfrey leaves

Eating our own:

• fresh strawberries
• fresh peas (in salad)
• fresh Swiss chard (in salad)
• fresh goats milk, including:
• yogurt
• cheese
• whey
• fresh eggs
• canned strawberry jam
• canned sweet potatoes
• canned Swiss chard
• canned green tomato salsa
• canned dill pickles
• canned cucumber relish
• canned pizza sauce
• frozen bell pepper
• dried wild onions (in rolls)
• dried figs (in cake)
• stored pecans & hickory nuts (in salad)

Egg Counts:

• Sun. 5
• Mon 6
• Tues. 5
• Wed. 4
• Thurs. 5
• Fri. 5 + stash of 3
• Sat. 5
• Week's Total: 33

Accomplished:

• mulched early potato beds
• finished planting corn field
• watered main garden

Observations:

• fall garden is a weedy mess

April Wk. 1: 3 - 9

Temperature Range:

• lows: 36 - 61 F
• highs: 59 - 83 F

Rainfall: 1.05"

Planted:

• 6 dwarf flowering (sand) cherries
• 2 elder bushes
• 2 hazelnut trees

Transplanted:

• strawberries
• daylilies
• tulips
• violets

Re-potted:

• dwarf banana plant

Harvested:

• wild onions
• lettuce

Egg Counts:

• Sun. 6
• Mon. 7
• Tues. 6
• Wed. 6
• Thurs 5
• Fri 5
• Sat. 6
• Week's Total: 41

Preserved:

• canned 7 qts. turkey file gumbo
• froze 1.5 qts file gumbo broth
• dehydrated 1 qt. wild onions

Eating our own:

• canned blueberry jam
• canned dill pickles
• canned pickled beets
• canned pizza sauce
• frozen green pepper
• fresh broccoli
• fresh eggs
• fresh lettuce
• dried watermelon
• dried cantaloupe
• dried popcorn (last of)
• sauerkraut

Feeding to chickens & goats:

• amaranth
• sunflower seeds
• weeds

Accomplished:

• weeded strawberry/asparagus/onion bed
• finished transplanting strawberries
• measured garden for center aisle & new beds
• calculated garden slope

Observed:

• tulips blooming
• cherry & apple trees blooming
• bridal wreath blooming
• 1st wheat heads!

April 27, 2010

Temperature:
~ low 51 F
~ high 65 F

Rainfall - scant with hail

Harvested:
~ radishes -7 ct, 4.3 oz

Planted:
~ North Star dwarf cherry tree