Some Rain, Finally

We've been getting a lot of rain the last few days and the

weatherman says it's going to stick around for awhile. That's good news, it should give all the transplants and the seeded crop

a real shot in the arm. Squash and tomatoes are coming along great and should be early this year and the cabbage is finally starting to head up, after the hail pretty much destroyed it. 

A new Tiller

It was a rough week, with a lot of work involved, but everything is out and planted. There's even a few small tomatoes on the vines already.

I picked up a used tiller for a real good price, earlier in the week, and it's a real workhorse for it's age and size. After I plow and disk the ground with the tractor, I use a tiller to smooth out my rows to plant in. It makes the Earthway seed planter's job a lot easier

Feed Crops

My trusty tiller is giving me some problems this spring, but not to worry, I keep a lot of old time, hand powered planting tools on hand.

I planted my feed crops this week, which keeps the cost of feeding the goats and hens down, and hopefully, in the future will eliminate feed costs altogether. Corn, sunflowers, cowpeas and collard greens, along with the already planted oats, should make for a good feed