Animals
A new addition graces the corner of our little lane that cuts between horse pastures, goat pastures and chicken yard. For a long time we traveled around the farm by Gator (vehicle) on dirt paths. But, the past two years' increasingly rainy weather has made it imperative that we pave our lane with shale and fine stone. Otherwise, it was a constant battle with mud. In order to designate this lane as a non thru-way, I ordered a street sign.
We are just about a week away from a huge strawberry explosion. If the weather cooperates and we have enough sunshine, we will be inundated with luscious berries. I hope to turn most of them into jam...although we will stuff ourselves with the fresh berries in the mean time. This picture shows 4 of our mature rows... each are about 50 feet long. There are also 4 new rows created from last year's runners. All of the plants are loaded with fruit.
- Berry Time!
One of our favorite times is here...and by now you know that we have many favorite times around here! It's berry season. And that makes us berry, berry happy!! Strawberries, big and juicy... lusciously sweet...are appearing daily in the new strawberry...
- Working On The "long" List
After what seems like weeks and weeks of weeding,the strawberry patch make-over is almost complete. Just a bit of mulching to be done today...and then I can sit back and wait for the berries. Hubbs was determined to make my strawberry patch as low...
- Gardening
Seeds for this summer's garden have started to arrive. This year I am trying some new vegetables.Parsnips... Red Dragon Carrots... Red Emperor Beans.... and Romanesco Cauliflower.... These are just a few of the varieties of veggies that will...
- A Berry Good Day
April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Strawberries in June!! We have had a rather moist Spring this year which made for excellent growth of our strawberry patch. Now the plants are loaded with ripening berries and the hot weather...
- Stopping For Directions.....
Another busy weekend at the farm has yielded the completion of a few more projects. My sign is finally finished! I got the idea from "Mary Jane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook" and, last week, spent several days sawing, sanding and painting. Finally...
Animals
Sign of the Times...Bee Haven News
A new addition graces the corner of our little lane that cuts between horse pastures, goat pastures and chicken yard. For a long time we traveled around the farm by Gator (vehicle) on dirt paths. But, the past two years' increasingly rainy weather has made it imperative that we pave our lane with shale and fine stone. Otherwise, it was a constant battle with mud. In order to designate this lane as a non thru-way, I ordered a street sign. We are just about a week away from a huge strawberry explosion. If the weather cooperates and we have enough sunshine, we will be inundated with luscious berries. I hope to turn most of them into jam...although we will stuff ourselves with the fresh berries in the mean time. This picture shows 4 of our mature rows... each are about 50 feet long. There are also 4 new rows created from last year's runners. All of the plants are loaded with fruit.Jack and I spent a few hours on Saturday building an elevated box for herbs in the garden. I hope to add one of these boxes every year for planting herbs, lettuces, and other smaller vegetables.
- Berry Time!
One of our favorite times is here...and by now you know that we have many favorite times around here! It's berry season. And that makes us berry, berry happy!! Strawberries, big and juicy... lusciously sweet...are appearing daily in the new strawberry...
- Working On The "long" List
After what seems like weeks and weeks of weeding,the strawberry patch make-over is almost complete. Just a bit of mulching to be done today...and then I can sit back and wait for the berries. Hubbs was determined to make my strawberry patch as low...
- Gardening
Seeds for this summer's garden have started to arrive. This year I am trying some new vegetables.Parsnips... Red Dragon Carrots... Red Emperor Beans.... and Romanesco Cauliflower.... These are just a few of the varieties of veggies that will...
- A Berry Good Day
April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Strawberries in June!! We have had a rather moist Spring this year which made for excellent growth of our strawberry patch. Now the plants are loaded with ripening berries and the hot weather...
- Stopping For Directions.....
Another busy weekend at the farm has yielded the completion of a few more projects. My sign is finally finished! I got the idea from "Mary Jane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook" and, last week, spent several days sawing, sanding and painting. Finally...