Let's bring this thread back from the abyss!
We've just been enjoying spring so much, that very little real work has happened. The veggies and chickens keep growing.
The Clemson Ext. Service said that the spinach, beets and carrots would be ready by now, so we decided to start pulling some. The beets were ready. The spinach had been providing for the last two months, and was finally looking spent. We pulled a few carrots up, but they didn't seem ready. Same for the onions.
Here's a photo that shows the overall bed before we pulled anything. The foliage was all beautiful, with no bugs. We did see a few of the "good" ladybugs.
And here's some photos of the beet harvest.
Here's the carrots. Look at that beautiful foliage....too bad you can't eat that.
And finally, here's tonights pickings in the kitchen.
Any comments are welcome, as I don't know what all this was supposed to look like. Are the beets large enough? What about those onions? I was expecting baseball sized like the grocery. Do I just need to give them longer?
We really have been enjoying the garden. I go out in the mornings and look at it for 15 minutes with a cup of coffee most mornings. The calm before the storm I call it!
The chickens continue to be a pleasure. They free range every day now. The other day, I was working on the tractor and looked up to see that I was covered in chickens! Nothing makes your pretend farm feel more real than clucking chickens on the tractor.
We've also been doing several hayrides. The friendly neighbor that I bush hogged for said I could use his land to pull the kids around. So we took several sets of kids on rides over the weekend. Most of these kids are city folk, so it is a real treat. Makes you feel great to see all the smiles. Finally put the hitch ball down on the lower drawbar. That feels much better than the 3pt drawbar did.
According to the extension service, pumpkin seed will go in next month, and that will be the last of the veggies until we do cool season again in the fall.
So hang in with me guys....we're going to get to that first egg that is the promise of this thread!
