Busy day today. Not only was it the first day of the new school year (homeschooling, you'll get used to it) but we got the chicks out on pasture. I say chicks, but they are going into their fourth week, and these things are huge. Uncle Adam was kind enough to get the electrical netting… Continue reading Putting the Chicks on Pasture
Category: Gardening and Homesteading
Building the Chickshaw
For our meat birds we have decided to pasture them using a Justin Rhodes style meatshaw. This should allow us to get them out on grass for the remaining five weeks of their brief lives. We started out a few weeks ago at Papa's house, where Seppi and Daddy cut most of the pieces out… Continue reading Building the Chickshaw
Trying to Salvage the Tomatoes
Video post, in which I talk about what is going wrong with our tomatoes, what we are trying to do to fix it, and what we plan on doing differently next year. https://youtu.be/C_yCOsCbIBA
Some thoughts about Goji Berries
Fresh goji berries and blackberries for the pancakes. Some thoughts about Goji Berry pros and cons this morning while harvesting them. https://youtu.be/M9831a6cFpM Another note I didn't mention in the video, they have a vining habit that sends out a lot of runners. If you have the space this is a pro, if you don't it… Continue reading Some thoughts about Goji Berries