The last time I wrote here we were just marking off our garden. Our FIRST garden ever. It has been an experience, both good and bad. First of all our soil is more of a clay so we have decided to have some topsoil and compost put in after the last veggie is picked. We have decided to fence it off as our chickens, although great for fertilizing and keeping the bugs down, are enjoying our veggies before we get to them. I am happy to say though that we have grown some massive zucchini and it my…

The last two weeks have been busy for sure! We are getting warmer every day and now the rains are coming. I have my rain barrells and hope to have them doing their job by the end of the weekend. We have our tomato, green onion, watermelon, cantaloupe and green bean seeds started. Anxious to get the snow peas, corn, cucumbers and potatoes going. I have been drawing out the yards so that i can make the best use of my space. This weekend we will butcher the roosters and start putting in the…

Today we hit 45 degrees...may not sound like much to some but for those of us who have been hovering around the 20's for so long it was beautiful. The chickens were so busy they had to be called in tonight. I could almost hear my kids as teenagers when they used to grumble under their breath! I have been trying to decide whether I want to start in the front or the backyard this year. Have called…