Ahhh! What a busy time of year! So much to do, so little time. Life been busy with unpacking boxes (yes still), Concord Dad working every third day for 24 hours, Concord Mom attending College, and the busy body 5 month old Concord Son. This time of year outside work is at its peak, especially with the recent purchase of this home and land.
We have all our animals on the farm now. To date we have 3 dogs, 2 live ins (Jake & Morgan) and a stray puppie (Suzie Q). Our flock of 11 White Rock Chickens is -2 now due to rooster fights. And with the purchase of cows two weeks ago, we now have 4 cows total: 2 Dexter cows each have a calf: one Dexter heifer and one Angus/Hereford steer (Long story...beef-to-be).
This past week alot has been accomplished. We got the new clothes line poles set, and lines up, wow I live line dried clothes. Tilling our garden has been quite the job since we are breaking new ground with heavy sod, and lack a plow. We modified our medium duty tiller to get us started, the rest will need to be done by hand. Concord Mom has been busy starting seeds for this years garden, we started later than usual this year but a late garden is better than none. Garden Plant List: Tomatos Lg & Sm, Bell Peppers, Cuccumbers, Beets, Lettuce, Onions, Green Beans, Sweet Corn (Silver Queen), Cantelope, Pumpkins, Strawberrys and Watermelon.
Like to mow grass? I dont, but I love having a huge yard and therefore must mow the grass every once in a while to keep it looking half decent, LOL. The purchase of a lawn tractor has made this chore a breeze. On saturday we bought a used 18 HP Sears-Craftsman Garden Tractor with a 48 inch mowing deck, and the ability to get other attachments for it including a plow, tiller, trailer and a snow plow which will help tremendously next winter.
Thanks to all those who have lended a helping hand around the farm.---J
We have all our animals on the farm now. To date we have 3 dogs, 2 live ins (Jake & Morgan) and a stray puppie (Suzie Q). Our flock of 11 White Rock Chickens is -2 now due to rooster fights. And with the purchase of cows two weeks ago, we now have 4 cows total: 2 Dexter cows each have a calf: one Dexter heifer and one Angus/Hereford steer (Long story...beef-to-be).
This past week alot has been accomplished. We got the new clothes line poles set, and lines up, wow I live line dried clothes. Tilling our garden has been quite the job since we are breaking new ground with heavy sod, and lack a plow. We modified our medium duty tiller to get us started, the rest will need to be done by hand. Concord Mom has been busy starting seeds for this years garden, we started later than usual this year but a late garden is better than none. Garden Plant List: Tomatos Lg & Sm, Bell Peppers, Cuccumbers, Beets, Lettuce, Onions, Green Beans, Sweet Corn (Silver Queen), Cantelope, Pumpkins, Strawberrys and Watermelon.
Like to mow grass? I dont, but I love having a huge yard and therefore must mow the grass every once in a while to keep it looking half decent, LOL. The purchase of a lawn tractor has made this chore a breeze. On saturday we bought a used 18 HP Sears-Craftsman Garden Tractor with a 48 inch mowing deck, and the ability to get other attachments for it including a plow, tiller, trailer and a snow plow which will help tremendously next winter.
Thanks to all those who have lended a helping hand around the farm.---J
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Hi Jamie,
It is nice to hear more about your farm. So far we have peas coming up --- St. Patrick's day is the day to plant and Mark was out there to plant them. We are waiting to put tomatoes in the ground in two weeks.
I'll keep checking back for updates.
Neen
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