(laughter). The Rat House paddock is starting to show its green though the ground is still so cold it is taking its time coming up.
I have had to let the stock out on the fields before they are quite ready, (I would say the grass is three weeks behind normal growth) this is bad pasture management but I am almost out of hay. I need to save the last few bales for Daisy’s milking treat and the pigs eat a fair bit.
Below is the Dairy Mistress paddock (sown last year) and when it is about three inches higher, I shall start to graze it using the electric fence.
It is also very slow to start this year but once the ground warms up it will spring into action. ‘Scuse the pun.
The Haymaker’s Field was left with good cover last year so it is way ahead of the rest. The dogs and I inspect each field on our morning and evening walks
The house is still a building site. The roofers keep setting new dates as the rain and wind hinder plans. The latest date is this Monday which is the date for the drywaller to come as well. So we shall see. The exterior cladding is ready to go on too. So once they all start work it will be full steam ahead (I hope).
Good morning. Today is Saturday here so I have help for the heavy stuff. We are going to open up the potato bed, clear the strawberry fields and try to recover the blueberries. I desperately want blueberries but along with the hazelnuts they just will not thrive. My soil is the wrong type. Too acidic or something. Compost and liquid worm fertiliser are my main additives so if these don’t work I might have to give up. Such a bore. But one of my garden rules is to grow what wants to grow in my environment. Difficult crops are frowned upon. Sad. I did want blueberries and hazelnuts.
Isn’t it just delightful about the moon? That last night we were all looking out our bedroom windows at the same moon. I know I knew this in some part of my brain but when I fully realised that you, (over in Australia and South Africa and France and England, and Scotland and Germany and Spain and Turkey and Georgia and all the other countries you come from that I don’t even know about) are all looking at the same moon that I am here in the US. Well. That gave me a warm fuzzy feeling.
Have a lovely warm day.
love your fuzzy friend, celi
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64 responses to “green, the good stuff”
Strawberry fields….ah, I’m so ready for the farmers markets to pop up in Chicago with strawberries right out of the gate!
You could have used that warm fuzzy when you had no heat there at the end of winter. Inspector Blue is on the job. The fields are looking good.
Saturday morning – the morning starts out as it should – visiting The Farmy. Reading the comments is part of all this, for these writers are forming a family around you. You are the epicenter Celi and we circle you watching The Farmy changing, giving wonderful and thoughtful advice, and simply caring deeply for all concerned. There is magic in this accomplishment , V.
I think there is magic in the Fellowship of the Farmy ..good morning.. c
You can get soil samples done free at your local extension office here. I assume it should be the same there…
good idea, i shall look into it! thank you anna.. c
How long have you been there on the farm, Cecilia?
Five years now..oh no wait.. almost six i think… not long.. john was born down the road though so he has lived here longer.. c
enjoyed the photo of the building work, the angle you took it from gives me a better picture on my head – simple I know, but I can see how it’s joined up and on now!
that view is about to change dramatically! exciting! c
Your blue dog claims my heart; he is adorable; my hat is off to you indefatigable one!
Thank you Gnat! Life is a pleasure! c
Beautiful Sunday morning here – has been all week so we too have shared the moon! And are now nodding appreciatevely at the green at the ‘magical place’ 🙂 ! Think I know all the animals by name now: it seems i’s time to learn the paddock ones 😀 ! . . . and love the look of the coupe . . .
What i really should do is draw a picture of the little farmy with the fields all named, i think this would help with perspective. Your tree is leafing out, it is doing very well.. I must get to work and plant some more.. c
If you can manage that, yes, it would help! Oh, Celi, you can have but little understanding how much being ‘part of the farmy’ adds to our lives!! 🙂 ! 🙂 🙂 ! Just take care, soon we’ll be tellin’ you where the ‘aminals’ should go whenever :D!!
Celi – how could you miss the New Zealand moon !
I was out there last night marvelling at its brightness and size… I leave all the curtains open in the house so that I can catch it all night when I turn over…
Blue was looking very thoughtful in the grass…like g for grass, a for hay… life is very puzzling….
I have never been one for curtains either, like you the moon is always welcome! c
Yep, the same moon here in Australia, bright and light as usual! Isn’t the world small?!
I have six terrific blueberry bushes. They grow tall and I pull the limber branches down to pick the berries from the top of the branches. I got the cuttings years ago from a friend who had a blueberry picking patch (she sold blueberries). She said you needed different varieties and that it took at least three years for them to present berries. I find the longer the plants are in my backyard, the more they produce. I do not mulch or fertilize them. I do nothing to them but pick the berries and I get enough to share with friends. So, different varieties and it takes a few years for them to establish. I do live on a hill that has rocky terrible soil. I never amended the soil, just planted them in the ground as it was. Hope something I’ve written will help. Blueberries are wonderful! Try not mulching.
thank you sabra, I might get another variety too.. lucky you having all those blueberries.. maybe I should mulch with rocks!! c
Funny about mulching with rock. 🙂 I guess the rock is what makes my plot a hill.
Your comments on the moon made me remember when I first moved to the USA I was out to dinner with a work friend and we were both looking up at the stars as we crossed the car park. He then turns to me and asks “Do you have the same stars in England as here?” Excuse me? I’m from a different country not a different planet!! LOL Another solution to growing Blueberries is to grow them in big pots, then you can control the soil and the amount of moisture.
Hugs Lyn
I cannot wait until we see even a hint of green here. Sunshine and 70 something today, so we are heading toward spring here in southern Minnesota.
It was a beautiful day here, Celi, though a bit on the cool side. When the wind comes off The Lake, our temps suffer no matter how much sun we get. That’s fine. This Summer we’ll be glad to have those breezes. Zia was just mentioning that she’d like to plant a few blueberry bushes this year. She’s always enjoyed them and I’m surprised she’s waited so long to plant some.
Have a good morning!
Darn I missed the moon! I’ll check it out tonight. It’s finally warm here, early 20Cs so I’m quite happy. Too bad about blueberries and hazelnuts not growing well.