On the homestead blog: yesterday I evicted the chickens from our fenced vegetable garden, and prepared it for planting — which Jenn subsequently did. 🌱
veggies
The Micro.blog challenge word for day 23 is “banana”. We don’t have any bananas at present, so I searched my photo library for a picture… close, photos app, but these are not bananas. 🚫🍌📷 #mbfeb
The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 18 is “grid” (suggested by @JohnJohnston). Hops plants growing on the grid of the berry cage roof, and spreading to the different grid of the chicken run roof. 📷 #mbaug
On the homestead blog: I replaced a burst soaker hose in the veggie garden with better irrigation. (Plus another glimpse of today’s flower in the corner.)
On the homestead blog: yesterday we started the potato planters. I added some scoria and dirt to the planter frames, Jenn planted the seed potatoes, and I added new irrigation for them.
This morning’s harvest: the first of the roma tomatoes, plus cherry tomatoes, lots more strawberries, and some corn. 🍅🍓🌽
Harvesting the everbearing strawberries; still going strong. 🍓
The everbearing strawberries keep on coming. Plus a bunch of zucchinis (gave some bigger ones to the chickens), and some cherry tomatoes buried at the bottom. The roma tomatoes are starting to ripen, too.
Some veggies harvested from the garden this morning: strawberries (still going), blueberries, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes (just starting). #dejus365
