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I’ve reached the summer slump. We had a week of really hot and humid followed by a week of not so hot and not at all humid. I lost one hen to the heat, two have gone broody and the … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: July 2013
Back on May 21st, I planted my ten straw bales. Squash and melons. Seven and a half weeks later, there’s little good news to report. And this is it: 2 of the 4 Ambrosia melons finally took off this week … Continue reading
So. The tomatoes came in. My husband picked a half bushel on Friday. I picked another half bushel on Monday and there’s another bushel sitting out there right now waiting to come inside. The cherry tomatoes got eaten immediately. The … Continue reading
We really enjoyed the lettuce this spring. It really was wonderful stuff. But right when we were getting into a wonderful salad eating rhythm, the weather got hot for a few days and the lettuce bolted. So I’ve been trying … Continue reading
Back on June 25, I harvested my garlic. It never sent up scapes, the little curly sprouts that shoot up and make bulbils. I kept waiting and waiting. After last year’s tiny harvest I bought and read a book about … Continue reading
In the last month, my daily egg count has been steadily dropping. I thought I had hit the regular summer slump, when the heat and the mites combine to stop egg production cold. Then I started finding egg shells in … Continue reading
When you’ve never grown artichokes before, knowing when to pick them becomes problematic. And, if you happen to have grown your artichokes from seed, it’s even more difficult because seed grown artichokes don’t always look like the ones in the … Continue reading