Garden Update

Squash is continuing to grow up the sides of the trellis, while buckwheat grows up against the other side of it.

And kids wander through the middle of it.

That color on Seppi’s face is “war paint.” A.k.a. cherry juice. It helps him be more fierce.

Very small raspberry harvest this year, but we are getting some. The kids are eating them all as fast as we can pick them.

Wheat is starting to dry out. That’s early, it isn’t even July yet. I am worried about harvesting it because so much of it got knocked over. On the other hand, having it dry and ready to harvest in July or August might be good. We could pile it in stooks to dry in the sun while we still have sun.

On Tuesday we pruned the tomatoes to one, two or three main runners per plant, trimming off the side runners and tying them to stakes and cages for support. This is the first time we have actually gotten our tomatoes trellised in the three years we have been gardening at the farm. So yay for that!

Picnic lunches are fun for everyone.

Next we have to tackle this lot. The orchard has become overgrown, and we are having a hard time finding the duck eggs.

Seppi longs for the day when he will be big enough to use the scythe. Right now all he can do is be in charge of the water stones, but he does that so well.

Evie, cleaning up the cut grass and weeds to put on the compost pile.

Having the wheelbarrow so far away from your source is a waste of energy, but she has energy to waste so it’s cool.

Winnie is a climber.

Found one!

The ducks were very excited at the new environment. As soon as we were out of the way they flocked to the cut areas and started dibbling for bugs in the loose hay, and nibbling the seed ends off.

They are fairly skittish critters. They don’t like people getting too close to them.

About 45 minutes of work. Not done, but that’s all we had time for.

Ducks appreciate it though, except when a human walks into the orchard. Then they all rush straight into the tallest grass they can find to hide.

We need to get them out onto pasture in the next couple of weeks before the blackberries come in.