Today we talk about how the dual bird incubation project went, our first dry spell of spring, and getting ready for food preservation season at the Holler Homestead.
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Forage
- Mullein
- Wild rose petals
- Oyster Mushrooms
- Day lilies should come in shortly
- Faux strawberries
Livestock
- Update on the egg hatching
- Baby ducklings and chicks are growing fast
- Put feeders in pots to cut down waste - much less waste
- Moving the tractor a bunch with the chickens:
- May process all but the class chickens early
- Wing clipping
- Strawberry experiment - fail
- Sheep are well, Bruny is on pregnancy watch
Grow
- Broccoli looks great, getting cabbage worms though
- Squash, peas, onions, chard, herbs beginning to take off
- Tomato wall is up and we are working on balancing nutrient
- Time to rotate the late spring plants where the early spring plants go
- Beets look terrible
- 30 minutes a day on the food forest is required due to weed growth: thoughts on leaf mulch
- Strawberries are slowing, may water the patch and see if the rejuvenate (A word on “june bearing”
Harvest meals
- Garden salad season - how they change
- Quick meal: steaks
- Shoulder roast in the crockpot
Holler Neighbors/Community
Infrastructure
- Nothing new or big to report
Finances
Make it a great week!
GUYS! Don’t forget about the cookbook, Cook With What You Have by Nicole Sauce and Mama Sauce. It makes a great Christmas Gift!
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