Hmmm...things have been busy and I haven't been inspired enough lately to post anything, but we finally finished planting this years garden today so I thought I'd make a note of it.
The weather this year has been very unreliable but we have managed to get the garden in. We started almost a month ago with the cooler weather crops and today we finished up with everything else. I'm going to try to squeeze some sunflowers in over at the gardens at the honey house - there was no room for them at the farm. Our potatoes were looking pretty good two weeks ago, but then we had a late freeze and they died back. We were fortunate that they did come back - this year we've planted red Pontiacs, Yukon Golds and Kennebecs. Today we planted four different kinds of sweet corn, french filet beans, butternut squash, cantaloupe, three different kinds of tomatoes, three different kinds of peppers and finally got the dahlia tubers in the ground.
The asparagus crop might not be as abundant as last year, but we're doing pretty good so far with the cut totaling over 36 lbs. so far - YUM!
The strawberries did have a little damage from the cold weather, but it still looks like there's oodles of them.
I've been trying new rhubarb recipes - just finished a rhubarb custard pie. The most appreciated recipe so far has been the rhubarb cheesecake dessert - tasty.
Kenna is growing like a weed - she's earned the title devil dog. I've lost track of all of things that she's eaten. Fortunately the garden is fenced...I hate to think what she may have done to it otherwise. The clematis that were planted by the side of the house last year seem to have been an annoyance to her and she showed them...they're much smaller now, as well as the hostas that are planted in the same bed. Shoes aren't safe anywhere - Zip left his boots on the porch this morning and watched her try to waltz off with one. She's made a bit of a lair behind the sofa and come to find out has eaten bits and pieces of the skirt on the back of the sofa.
Needless to say - she's still spending nights in the crate or we wouldn't have a house left. It was a good day when she was finally big enough to wear one of the electric collars and stay at the farm all day. And to show her appreciation - one day she brought home one of the electric collars that Jack had lost over a year ago!
I'm still not sure that Jack is thrilled that we brought Kenna home, but she does keep him more active and hopefully that means that he'll be healthier. He has lost 5 lbs. since she's been able to stay here during the day with him. I remind Jack all the time that now he's the "good dog" :)
Guess I've rambled on long enough - hope to get around to posting some new pics soon.
