Today’s Harvest
Posted on 14. Aug, 2009 by Kate in Farm & Family
There it is. Our very first egg from our laying hens. I don’t even want to crack it open because it’s the first one! Silly I know, it can’t last forever after all.
I thought I’d pick a few tomatoes and peppers for dinner tonight. The garden is in full production now. I fear next week will be spent in the kitchen. I may not resurface until October.
I talked with my friend whose family runs an orchard. I’ve reserved my customary 40 boxes of eating/freezing peaches. So if you’re local and reading this let me know if you want some. They are $12 a box this year and I will pick them up the weekend school starts. I also reserved some Lemon Elberta canning peaches. They won’t be ready until mid to late September. They are $15 a box.
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I am the mother of five learning to live in the country surrounded by in-laws. I've been married to the amazing Nate Palmer for 15 years; he is teaching me how to be a farm girl in between chasing children, cooking dinner, and doing laundry. In my spare time (okay--time I try really hard to set aside), I like to write.
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Karen Gowen
15. Aug, 2009
Your garden produce looks way better than ours this year, wow I am totally impressed and covetous. My husband said it’s because this is the third year in a row for our garden and we haven’t added manure or some such fertilizer as of yet. Do you think that’s it?
His parents always used chicken manure.
Kate
15. Aug, 2009
I would have to agree with your husband. We’ve been adding turkey, sheep, and cow manure for a couple of years along with mulch hay (black, moldy leftover hay from the stackyard). This is the best our garden has ever produced.
Tamara Heiner
15. Aug, 2009
I know nothing about gardens. that looks awesome.