Connected the PTO tiller to the tractor and tilled up the wide beds to get ready for Frank’s plantings at BBF. All that was leftover from last year was the garlic that over-wintered. The strawberries did not make it through the extra cold winter.
Finished up making the beds. The chickens really love the turned over dirt. I hope they clean up all the grubs.
In the process of making raised beds at the farm. Turning over dirt and making pathways for the tractor to move mulch and soil amendments in the future.
Doing some recycling of masonry rubble from old masonry demolition jobs. Crumbled and jack-hammered to the right size, it makes an excellent road base. Top dressing with a few inches of ABC stone. Fixing this mud problem.
Moved the 14 week old piglets from the small shed to the big shed and lower pasture. They are ready to free range and root around. Yesterday and the prior weekend, we had installed the lower hot wire, filled in a gate jamb, and pig proofed the perimeter the best we could. When pigs are rooting, they don’t look where they are going and will plow right through if there isn’t a hot wire to remind them of boundaries. Even so, it is a chore keeping that line clean from all the rooting buildup at the edges.
Stretching the plastic this morning. Still have the end walls to install. Will be planting some spinach, carrots, and others this weekend.
This is the tip of the iceberg. There are probably upwards of 25 eggs underneath, but I dare not disturb. One goose is hoarding most of the other geese eggs.
Now that the rain has stopped, I have been trying to finish up re-erecting an old hoop house. Just need to cover it with plastic now and then we can get started on some early plantings. But here comes the rain again. That is okay, we will capture some more water.
Mr. Studmuffin has done his rounds getting the girls bred at Busted Bucket Farm and is headed back to Homa’s farm. He is taking his girlfriend, Jasmine, for some company.