Day 59 of 365

Sunday

• Low: 42
• High: 67

Today, cloudy all day with forecast for 100% chance of rain.

• Low: 49
• High: 66

Rained all night: 1.1"

Planted two new red raspberry plants I bought at Tractor Supply. Also transplanted my surviving plants which have never done very well. I think this is because they were in a place that dried out quickly and was difficult to water. I moved them all to a row near the front pasture fence. It will be easier to water them there. Divided the four transplants into 7, so now I have a row of 9 red raspberry plants.

Finished transplanting the asparagus plants. Almost a little late to be doing that because a few were beginning to sprout, but it had to be done. I now have two, 4 x 16 foot beds of asparagus. None of the previous transplants are sprouting yet.

Extended one of the new pathways by another bed.

Mowed part of the big pasture with bagger. The bagged dried grass was for fresh chicken litter. Also, it exposed new growth for the boys.

Tried our kefir soda for lunch. Delish! What a treat to have our own, healthy version of a carbonated beverage.

Nov. Wk. 3, 14th - 20th

Temperature Range:

• lows: 40 - 52 F
• highs: 58 - 64 F

Rainfall: 0.9"

Planted:

• Crabapple tree (semi-dwarf)
• Stanley plum tree (dwarf)
• 3 Heritage red raspberry plants

Harvested:

• turnips
• Swiss chard

Gathered:

• more pecans

Accomplished:

• pulled dead marigold plants
• raking & hauling dead leaves for mulch
• pulled last of popcorn & KY bean plants
• tilled popcorn bed to plant crabapple tree

Food Storage:

• finished the last of the homegrown onions

Oct. Wk 4, 24th - 30th

Temperature range this week:

• lows: 44 - 64 F
• highs: 67 - 78 F

Rainfall: 2.2 " over 3 days

Planted: nothing this week

Harvested:

• Swiss chard
• zucchini
• turnips
• pumpkin
• tomatoes
• green beans
• sweet peppers

Preserved: 

• froze eggs
• froze sweet peppers

Accomplished:

• Not much in the garden due to 3 days of rain
• Finished organizing pantry
• Finished shelling popcorn
• Still working on black turtle beans
• pulled old zinnia plants from front flower beds
• packed harvested turnips is a cooler with damp sand

Ordered - from Stark Bros. Nursery for fall planting:

• 2 American cranberry bushes
• 1 semi-dwarf crabapple tree
• 1 Stanley European dwarf plum tree
• 3 Heritage red raspberries

Homestead Meal: (all homegrown except cheese)

• mashed potatoes & turnips topped with big blob of homemade (not homegrown) yogurt cheese, steamed Swiss chard, & chunks of fresh tomato. YUM!

April 12, 2010

Temperature:
~ low 47 F
~ high 68 F

Harvested:
~ broccoli - 0.4 oz

Mulched:
~ cabbages
~ elder bushes
~ onions
~ red raspberries

February 21, 2010

Planted:
~ 2 blueberry bushes, Jubilee and O'Neal
~ 3 red raspberry bushes, Caroline
~ 5 Asiatic lilies (free gift from Stark Bros.)

January 8, 2010

Nighttime temps: have been in the teens

Ordered from Stark Bro's
~ 1 Jubilee blueberry bush
~ 1 O'Neal blueberry bush
~ 5 horseradish plants
~ 25 Eversweet strawberry plants (everbearers)
~ 25 Allstar strawberry plants (June bearers)
~ 3 Caroline red raspberry bushes