Yesterday, one of my goals was to start on the lawn. We have yet to mow the lawn this year, but with how little rain we've had, it's not really that overgrown. Other than some straw we still have left, we're out of organic material to layer and mulch with, so it would be good … Continue reading Our 2021 garden: unexpected things
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Clean up: to the chokecherry trees
Normally, I would not have done clean up on a Sunday, but the chokecherries needed to be picked, and we couldn't get at the two trees with the ripest berries. Which turned out to be 4 trees... 😀 Here are the ones behind the garden beds where the old wood pile used to be. The … Continue reading Clean up: to the chokecherry trees
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Comparisons
As we work on clearing, cleaning and reclaiming the yard and planting our first garden beds, I've been keeping a close eye on details to keep in mind for the future. Things that will help us decide what needs to be done next, what to change or what to keep the same. This morning, I … Continue reading Comparisons
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Our first haskap berries
I was out doing my rounds a lot earlier than usual, though I skipped tending to the kittens for later. My husband needed to go into town to get his blood work done - something that has been postponed several time already - and we were planning to get there for when the lab opened. … Continue reading Our first haskap berries
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Growing things, wins and losses
Oy, what a day it's been! Our high of the day was reached at about 4:30 pm! 32C/89F, with the humidex putting us at 36C/97F. We're not going to be cooling down much, even overnight, either. At least there's a wind, and on the weather radar, it looks like we'll at least get some rain … Continue reading Growing things, wins and losses
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Morning company
I had some company while doing my rounds this morning. Beep Beep also joined me, emerging from somewhere beyond our driveway. We have been having plenty of rain during the night, which is making things really beautiful. Like the berries on this self-sown asparagus along the eastern fence line. So beautiful! The Re-Farmer
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Chokecherries, ready to freeze
The chokecherries I picked this morning are all done for now. Nice to see my colander so full of berries! All clean and ready to pick over. I got all the stems (of course, I found one I missed after I took this photo!) and the ones that were damages or whatever. I filled two … Continue reading Chokecherries, ready to freeze
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Chokecherries
This morning, I grabbed a bucket and checked out the chokecherry trees. After my last visit with them, I thought I might be too late for the one tree; either they would be over ripe, or the birds would have got them by now. Happily, there were plenty of perfectly ripe (very dusty!) berries! I … Continue reading Chokecherries
