And he kindly said what an excellent stand of hay, you should get about a hundred bales off that. Then he mowed it down to the dirt and roared off down the road!
Well, said Daisy. Quite the conversationalist isn’t he?
He will be back on Wednesday to see how it is drying and then I will rake it and he might bale on Thursday evening. Lets hope the weather does not throw any curved balls again. John is deeply envious of the hay man’s mower, it compresses the hay or something and sets it back on the ground in rows already. Very posh.
Yesterday I made peach ice cream, peach chutney and started another jar of peach brandy. And still there are peaches on the tree.
Here is my fresh Peach Chutney recipe. Using produce from the gardens. We ate this last night with chicken.
Sweat 1 tablespoon garlic, 2 finely chopped shallot, and 1 jalapeno. Add 1 1/2 pounds of chopped peaches and a tablespoon of chopped rosemary. Then 1/3 cup of sugar. Cook for about 3 minutes then deglaze with 1/3 cup of brandy, 2/3 cup of apple cider vinegar and a dash of balsamic. Cook until peaches are soft – about 20 minutes. Store in fridge.
Good morning. Today I will be pickling beetroot and making one small batch of zuchinni relish. I am the only one who likes it so I will not be making too much.
I hope you all have a lovely day. I will.
your friend, celi.
The Kitchen's Garden 
46 responses to “The Hay Man Cometh”
Fresh peach chutney is yummy. Try it on a cheese sandwich.
Morning darling, chutney and cheese is one of my favourites too. But first I need to make another batch of bread today! c
Peach chutney sounds delish – pure summer. Ran a quick search on the zuchinni relish but didn’t come up with anything, may we have that recipe too please? Hope the hay works out with less stress this time 🙂 Laura
Yes i shall write that for you today.. I need to get it out of my head and into the recipe box anyway! c
The hay man probably has a haybine. They are wonderful. You make less trips around the field so less soil compaction and the hay should dry faster. The rain must have missed you last night we had a storm roll through around 11:30pm. There were still puddles in the street this morning. Really rain on freshly cut hay is not as bad as rain on dried hay. I am envious of your garden. Mine is puttering along slowly, I think it gets too much shade. My poor pumpkin plant is looking sad so next year I will remember the Diatomaceous Earth tip. My mom battled squash bugs every year especially after the canning company started growing pumpkins near us. Soon as they would spray the fields, mom’s squashes and cukes would be infested. We gave up trying to grow pumpkins
We had the thunder and lightening and then the wind but only the lightest of sprinkles blowing past. You must have collected all the rain which I am grateful for. If you can keep doing that for the next four days it would be grand!! And that reminds me, I watered everything yesterday so i had better go and sprinkle the DE about again. I am not sure if we will get any pickles, I go to those plants too late, but the zuchinni are springing forth!! wonderful.. c
The pasture shot is a completely different perspective than you’ve ever shown us, correct? Unless I missed it. Seeing that treehouse in the background just makes me want to climb it. What a great treehouse. You ought to take us into and upon it, if it’s safe, of course.
Enjoy your day in the kitchen. It’s a lovely one here in southeastern Minnesota. Cool breeze. Sun shining. Just lovely.
I have probably avoided that POV for the last seven months due to the plethora of builders trucks and trailers that have littered that side of the house. I will climb the treehouse for you though, maybe today.. it is a lovely view from up there! c
Do be careful climbing that treehouse. Make sure all boards are secure.
Oh, but a cluttered mess of trucks and trailers would have been part of the story…
What an efficient man! and how wonderful that he can look at your field and estimate how many bales you’ll get! You’ve got to admire few words, action and experience in a man – a man with a useful piece of farm equipment that is!!!
Christine
Yes and lets hope he knows what he is talking about. I would LOVE a hundred bales. Though I have also ordered another hundred from my usual supplier. in fact i must begin to get his eggs over to him. c
The hay looks wonderful! The hay man is too far in the distance…I can’t see what swather he is using….a green one I think. Keeping fingers crossed for good hay drying weather!
Now that is one fabulous peach chutney recipe C! Delicious,
Have a happy farmy day.
😉 Mandy xo
What a lovely picture of Daisy!
good luck with your hay. i hope the rain holds off. you must be relieved to be getting it done. i love a good chutney! i wish my zucchini would produce. i am still only getting male blossoms. i can’t figure out why?
That happened to me one year too, the male blossoms always come first, but for too long sometimes.. hope yours start to produce soon then.. c
I loved your article, it was very informative…would love it if you hopped on by our blog hop on Sunday…The Homesteaders Hop.
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I think Daisy is highly intuitive. Every farm needs a Daisy. Good afternoon, c!
That peach chutney sounds delicious! Nom nom nom! 🙂
Those are mighty nice looking windrows, C! Hopefully the hay man was mighty nice looking too! 🙂 I hardly got past the words “peach ice cream” though! Peaches are my most favorite fruit in all the world and when made into ice cream….OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH! Can I have your recipe??
I bet Daisy has already planned how much hay she wants to eat 😉
Fingers crossed and magic thoughts for 100 bales of perfect hay! I so understand the need and the wish! Rain, Rain, go away….come again some other day!
Linda
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