To do

I spent the last few days catching up on some garden work. First and foremost on the 'to-do' list was plant my brassicas. Brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cabbage.


Once they were planted, we watered them with the hose. I am toying with the idea of fixing up the gutters around our house (they are in a terrible state) and installing a rain collection system. A couple of large barrels by the house, a long hose out to the garden, and we'd have a great irrigation set-up. The house is slightly uphill of the garden, so gravity would work in our favor.


After they were watered, I covered them up with a row cover. We're forecast for above-average temps next week, and I don't want them to suffer this early.


Next on the to-do list was put up the supports for the peas. Just south of the peas you can see a few of my now-identified spinach plants.


Then I thinned the lettuce patch and transplanted some of the thinnings. I didn't quite finish the job, as you can see. But there's time yet.


Graham and I snacked on lettuce thinnings while we worked in the garden. We saved some for supper, just enough for one bowl of salad. We also managed to find some time for hunting wild asparagus. Some of the stalks had grown quite high, almost three feet. Doesn't matter, we'll still eat them.


This picture looks askew, but that's because Pepper cat chose to have her kittens up against the side of the wall in the garage/granary. Three kittens -- two calico and one orange. Pepper growls at us whenever we walk by.

Another thing we accomplished was installing two grain feeders for the goats in the barn. Hubby had to do a bit of rough carpentry work to put them up, and the goats were not amused by the sawing and hammering. The kids in particular took offense at the loud noise, and hid themselves in their newest best hiding spot. The hay feeder.


So, we managed to scratch a few things off our list. Too bad there's a gazillion things remaining on it.