Each season Ken makes compost. Each year he combines the winter chicken bedding with hay and straw and leaves and other organic matter that varies from year to year. In the past he shoveled chicken bedding and shook out all the baled hay. A few years back he purchased a manure spreader. The manure spreader breaks clods, shakes out hay and mixes the components beautifully. He loads the spreader, cuts the baling twine, and …
The inside circle on the drive has changed a great deal.. Ken just mowed the rye he had planted late last season. Last year during the spring Ken dug up the perennial flowers and I divided them and removed as many weeds as possible Then he ran chickens through the area to scratch Next he ran pigs through to dig it up …
Greetings from the Garden! This week’s CSA box has tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, onions, basil, beans, carrots, and parsley Field Notes. Planting, mulching, and harvesting continue. As the days shorten this becomes more of a juggling act! Ken picks several crops like tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, etc several times a week; that takes a chunk of time. He spent part of Sunday making next year’s compost. In the midst of all this I …
