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Sorry for those of you who missed the last farm tour. It was nice to meet some new folks and see old friends. I've got a gun to my head to finish a writing project, so there won't be a tour in August. Plan on a Friday in early September.
In the meantime, here's the farm report.
The bees I caught last year are doing really well. There seems to be lot of activity, though I was worried about the queen's laying pattern last time I did an inspection (which was awhile ago--I hate bothering them). The swarm caught this spring in Alameda has died out. The queen never started laying and it all went to hell. I partially blame myself because I had this really jankity brood box with very funky frames.
The garden is in that awkward mid-summer phase where the greens are done but the tomatoes aren't quite ripe yet. Luckily there is something to eat because it's summer apple season. One of our neighbors comes in and picks them, which pisses Bill off, but I'm resigned--and even a little supportive--of the lot pillagers. Times are tight in the ghetto and the more fresh food I grow, the healthier the people around here will be. In a nod to my hippiedom, I'm growing corn and sunflowers, crops I usually don't pursue. However, I have a reason! I do like sweet corn. And, the goats will very gladly eat the corn stalks. So it's a multi-use plant. Similarly, goats like sunflower leaves and seeds.
The chickens on the deck are getting big, ...
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Took my goat to work yesterday. Georgina melted everyone's heart and a few people offered to buy her. This bodes well for my future in Nigerian Dwarf goat trading.
I held her on my lap for most of the day, where she slept curled up in a cuddly ball. Then her new owner met me at the station and took her away, back to Lake County, where she had been conceived. She'll get to be around her half-sisters and brothers, and I'm sure she'll have a great life. I can't wait to see photos of her in 4-H competitions, where I'm sure she'll win all kinds of prizes.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Bebe doesn't seem to miss her baby, though her sister seems a bit lonely. I plan on holding her a lot, and milking Bebe more often, to take the place of Georgina.
In other baby animal news, here are the newest batch of bunnies! Six of them.
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The bees I caught last year are doing really well. There seems to be lot of activity, though I was worried about the queen's laying pattern last time I did an inspection (which was awhile ago--I hate bothering them). The swarm caught this spring in Alameda has died out. The queen never started laying and it all went to hell. I partially blame myself because I had this really jankity brood box with very funky frames.
The garden is in that awkward mid-summer phase where the greens are done but the tomatoes aren't quite ripe yet. Luckily there is something to eat because it's summer apple season. One of our neighbors comes in and picks them, which pisses Bill off, but I'm resigned--and even a little supportive--of the lot pillagers. Times are tight in the ghetto and the more fresh food I grow, the healthier the people around here will be. In a nod to my hippiedom, I'm growing corn and sunflowers, crops I usually don't pursue. However, I have a reason! I do like sweet corn. And, the goats will very gladly eat the corn stalks. So it's a multi-use plant. Similarly, goats like sunflower leaves and seeds.
The chickens on the deck are getting big, ...
Tagged as bees, fruit trees, rabbits, vegetables, visitors | 6 Comments » | Continue 
Took my goat to work yesterday. Georgina melted everyone's heart and a few people offered to buy her. This bodes well for my future in Nigerian Dwarf goat trading.
I held her on my lap for most of the day, where she slept curled up in a cuddly ball. Then her new owner met me at the station and took her away, back to Lake County, where she had been conceived. She'll get to be around her half-sisters and brothers, and I'm sure she'll have a great life. I can't wait to see photos of her in 4-H competitions, where I'm sure she'll win all kinds of prizes.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Bebe doesn't seem to miss her baby, though her sister seems a bit lonely. I plan on holding her a lot, and milking Bebe more often, to take the place of Georgina.
In other baby animal news, here are the newest batch of bunnies! Six of them.
Tagged as goats, rabbits | 3 Comments » | Continue